Police officer charged with assaulting man during arrest at Bournemouth hostel
The charge comes after an investigation by the Independent Office of Police Conduct
A police officer has been charged with assaulting a man during an arrest at a hostel in Bournemouth.
Pc Scott Thorne, aged 40, of Dorset Police will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Thursday (12th March), charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The charge comes after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
An IOPC spokesman said: “The charge relates to an incident officers responded to at a hostel in Bournemouth on 30 July 2024 and the force used during the arrest of a man at the hostel.
“The IOPC’s investigation began after a mandatory conduct referral was submitted by Dorset Police.
“Once our investigation was completed in August 2025, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
“The CPS authorised the charge against the officer in October 2025.”