A teenager says she's too afraid to return to the Melbourne park where she was pepper sprayed by police and her friend was thrown to the ground. 9News
The 16-year-old said she doesn't know why they were targeted by what she claimed were heavy-handed officers.
Police say they were responding to an altercation at a Malvern East park involving up to 60 children.Footage shows a police officer grabbing a 15-year-old girl's hoodie and pulling her to the ground near a park in Melbourne's inner east. Footage shows a police officer grabbing a 15-year-old girl's hoodie and pulling her to the ground near a park inWhen she screamed for help, her 16-year-old friend tried to help her, but was pepper sprayed.The 16-year-old, who is too scared to be identified, told 9News her group of friends were at Darling Park when they decided to leave because an older group of teens had arrived.READ MORE:
The 16-year-old, who is too scared to be identified, told 9News her group of friends were at Malvern East's Darling Park when they decided to leave because an older group of teens had arrived.Confronting footage shows another teenager being arrested.The 16-year-old said while she had no lasting physical injuries she had been left traumatised."You shouldn't be allowed to be a policeman, you shouldn't have a badge," she said.
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