A former Boston Police Director, 59, accused of Beat to an intoxicated man He was tried on Thursday morning in the Superior Court of Suffolk, where a judge ordered him released.
Christopher Cunniff, of Quincy, is accused of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, causing severe body injuries and assault and batteries causing severe body injuries in relation to the beating in the south of Boston on the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day. The alleged assault took place on March 16 and left the man with non -fatal injuries, according to the Suffolk district prosecutor Kevin Hayden.
Police officers responding to the fight found the man with bruises on his face and head, according to a police report obtained by The Boston Globe. The man’s left eye was “strongly inflated”, the world reported.
Cunniff retired from the Police Department after learning about the investigation into the incident, said Hayden’s office.
Judge Christopher Belezos releases Cunniff in various conditions, including undergoing GPS supervision. Cunniff also received the order to keep it apart from the victim and all witnesses, said Hayden’s office.
Cunniff will return to court on September 12 for a conference prior to the trial.
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