Investigation after police officer filmed punching suspect
Footage circulating online appears to show a police officer punching a man nine times while restraining him on the floor.
In the footage, a male officer is seen with his arm around the man's neck appearing to punch him in the face.The video appears to show the suspect taken to the ground by a male and female officer after a brief altercation.He was then taken to hospital and assessed by medical staff before being transferred into police custody, said the force.The incident happened on Pensyflog, a street in the coastal town of Porthmadog.
"Trust is definitely shaken. Nobody expects to see one police officer punching a man several times whilst he is already on the floor, it's very serious.Ms Jeffreys added that she, along with the local MP and MS, have written to the chief constable to determine the "facts of this situation". "I discussed this incident with the chief constable this morning and she has confirmed the matter is rightly being investigated by North Wales Police," he said.
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