A video of the incident taken by a passing motorist appears to show an officer stomping on the man's head with his foot. Police say an officer was assaulted during the incident, and the man was taken to hospital for assessment.
The arrest of a man in Melbourne's north which was captured on video by a passing motorist has been referred to Victoria Police's Professional Standards Command.
The video, posted to social media, appears to show an officer stomping on the man's head with his foot.A police spokeswoman said officers were called to reports of a man behaving erratically at Coopers Street, Epping, about 4:10pm yesterday. "Upon arrival the male allegedly became aggressive and damaged a police vehicle whilst attempting to avoid arrest," the spokeswoman said.
"During the highly dynamic incident a police officer was assaulted and OC spray was deployed before the 32-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested and subsequently taken to hospital for assessment.
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