Police are investigating an incident involving an Indigenous teenager who was taken to hospital after being arrested for allegedly threatening an officer. 9News
Police are investigating an incident involving an Indigenous teenager who was taken to hospital after being arrested in Sydney for allegedly threatening an officer.
The 16-year-old was arrested in a Surry Hills park yesterday after allegedly telling a male police officer "I'll crack you in the f------ jaw, bro".NSW Police are investigating an incident involving an Indigenous teen who was taken to hospital after being arrested in Sydney for allegedly threatening an officer.
The officer in the video can be seen telling the teenager to turn around and put his hands behind his back, before he kicks the young man's legs out from beneath him and handcuffs him face down on the ground.The person filming can be heard yelling: "You just slammed him on his face. He's in pain.
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