Victoria Police suspends an officer over his involvement in the arrest of a man in Melbourne's north on Sunday afternoon. Footage of the man's arrest was posted to social media, including a moment when one of the officers making the arrest appears to stomp on the head of the man.
Victoria Police has suspended an officer over his involvement in the arrest of a man in Melbourne's north on Sunday afternoon.
A police spokeswoman said a Senior Constable from the Critical Incident Response Team was last night suspended following his involvement in the incident, which started at the Northern Hospital at Epping.
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