NSW cops in Curti death may be prosecuted A number of police officers involved in the death of a Brazilian student who was repeatedly tasered in Sydney are facing prosecution. Roberto Laudisio Curti died in the early hours of March 18 last year after officers tasered him 14 times, used capsicum spray, handcuffs and a baton and knelt on him after a chase through the CBD. A coronial inquest found the 20-year-old, from Sao Paolo, had an adverse reaction to a small dose of LSD before he stole biscuits from a convenience store, and police mistakenly believed he was armed. The coroner also found officers used excessive force in an abuse of their powers. She recommended five of the 11 officers involved in restraining Mr Curti on Pitt Street be considered for disciplinary charges. Following the damning findings, the NSW Police Integrity Commission (PIC) announced it would investigate whether the police had been involved in criminal conduct. In a statement on Monday, the PIC said it had delivered a brief of evidence to the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions recommending it consider prosecuting a number of police officers. A PIC spokeswoman told AAP she could not disclose how many officers were involved or their names. More information would be made available once the PIC had heard back from the DPP. In her coronial findings, Magistrate Mary Jerram found the officers had acted "thuggishly" and she rejected some of their evidence. NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour later released a report that criticised the police investigation because it failed to deal with the issue of police misconduct. Mr Curti's family has called repeatedly for the officers involved to face criminal charges.