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AAP
October 4, 2010, 5:14 pm
A football fan who died after police used a baton and capsicum spray to subdue him during grand final celebrations was a quiet man who wouldn't harm anyone, his twin brother says.
Steve Bosevski was celebrating the Dragons' win over the Sydney Roosters with his 35-year-old twin, Steven, and younger brother, Tony, at St George Leagues Club at Kogarah, in Sydney's southeast, late on Sunday when an argument broke out.
Police on Monday admitted that capsicum spray and a baton were used to subdue Steven, who lost consciousness and later died in hospital.
His distraught twin Steve told AAP that his brother was not drunk and was "just having a good time".
"He was a gentle giant," he said.
"He wouldn't harm anyone. He was quiet.
"He would help out anyone, that's the sort of person he was."
Steve, who lives with his brothers, parents and a sister at Bardwell Valley in Sydney's inner south, said he couldn't recall exactly what happened but believes police reacted "way too fast".
"There was an argument and that was it," he said.
"Me and my younger brother, we were sprayed with capsicum.
"We got thrown on the floor, and handcuffed, we couldn't see my brother.
"They had him somewhere else on the floor.
"We don't know what they did to him. We couldn't see anything. We were blind."
Steve said about four officers had restrained him and "there were more on my other brother".
He wasn't aware of any existing condition that may have caused his brother, who worked with him as a railway contractor, to react badly to the capsicum spray.
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AAP
October 4, 2010, 5:14 pm
A football fan who died after police used a baton and capsicum spray to subdue him during grand final celebrations was a quiet man who wouldn't harm anyone, his twin brother says.
Steve Bosevski was celebrating the Dragons' win over the Sydney Roosters with his 35-year-old twin, Steven, and younger brother, Tony, at St George Leagues Club at Kogarah, in Sydney's southeast, late on Sunday when an argument broke out.
Police on Monday admitted that capsicum spray and a baton were used to subdue Steven, who lost consciousness and later died in hospital.
His distraught twin Steve told AAP that his brother was not drunk and was "just having a good time".
"He was a gentle giant," he said.
"He wouldn't harm anyone. He was quiet.
"He would help out anyone, that's the sort of person he was."
Steve, who lives with his brothers, parents and a sister at Bardwell Valley in Sydney's inner south, said he couldn't recall exactly what happened but believes police reacted "way too fast".
"There was an argument and that was it," he said.
"Me and my younger brother, we were sprayed with capsicum.
"We got thrown on the floor, and handcuffed, we couldn't see my brother.
"They had him somewhere else on the floor.
"We don't know what they did to him. We couldn't see anything. We were blind."
Steve said about four officers had restrained him and "there were more on my other brother".
He wasn't aware of any existing condition that may have caused his brother, who worked with him as a railway contractor, to react badly to the capsicum spray.
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