Melbourne Police are attending mental health-related incidents every 10 minutes. 9News
Victoria Police said "inappropriate use of force" was used when the police officer allegedly stomped on the face of 32-year-old Timothy Atkins, who was later placed in a medically induced coma.Police Association of Victoria secretary, Wayne Gatt, said officers faced a mental health related incident every 10 minutes.
Wayne Gatt, secretary of the Victorian Police Association, said Mr Atkins had been forced to wait 19 hours for hospital treatment. "That incident is being investigated. Our members will be held accountable for any incident in the community," Mr Gatt told Today. The incident will be independently investigated by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission .Related
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