The family of a man in a coma are calling for an independent probe after a police officer allegedly stomped on his head.
Video footage showed six police officers pinning the man to the ground during an arrest in Melbourne’s north. Police said they arrived at the scene after receiving reports of a man acting erratically.
The man’s father said what occurred was “disgusting” and demanded the officer lose his job. He also revealed his mentally ill son was waiting to see a doctor before the incident, and had been put in an induced coma to undergo a CT scan.
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