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| Met investigates claims that officers punched detained suspect | |
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| Scotland Yard is investigating allegations that one of its officers repeatedly punched a man who had been detained, after footage of the apparent incident was posted on the internet. | Scotland Yard is investigating allegations that one of its officers repeatedly punched a man who had been detained, after footage of the apparent incident was posted on the internet. |
| A three-minute video on the Daily Mail website appears to show a male officer striking a topless man several times and telling the suspect to “shush”. | A three-minute video on the Daily Mail website appears to show a male officer striking a topless man several times and telling the suspect to “shush”. |
| The footage, said to have been recorded last summer in the Ruislip area of west London, shows four officers in short-sleeved shirts appearing to detain the suspect, who repeatedly howls in pain and begs for mercy. | The footage, said to have been recorded last summer in the Ruislip area of west London, shows four officers in short-sleeved shirts appearing to detain the suspect, who repeatedly howls in pain and begs for mercy. |
| The suspect, who is apparently under arrest for assault, can be heard shouting: “No, please. Oh my goodness, no, no, no, no, please.” | The suspect, who is apparently under arrest for assault, can be heard shouting: “No, please. Oh my goodness, no, no, no, no, please.” |
| The suspect is then told: “If you spit, I’ll fucking hurt you.” | The suspect is then told: “If you spit, I’ll fucking hurt you.” |
| A female officer tells the suspect, who has his head covered, to calm down, before he is put in the back of the police van. | A female officer tells the suspect, who has his head covered, to calm down, before he is put in the back of the police van. |
| A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “We are looking into it [the video].” | A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “We are looking into it [the video].” |