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| Derry video: Police Ombudsman to review police officer video | Derry video: Police Ombudsman to review police officer video |
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| The BBC understands the PSNI are to refer a video, which appears to show officers leaving a incapacitated woman at the side of a road, to the police ombudsman. | The BBC understands the PSNI are to refer a video, which appears to show officers leaving a incapacitated woman at the side of a road, to the police ombudsman. |
| The video shows a woman being lifted from the middle of the road on John Street in Londonderry. | The video shows a woman being lifted from the middle of the road on John Street in Londonderry. |
| The woman was then moved to a bus lane and the police drove off. | The woman was then moved to a bus lane and the police drove off. |
| Assistant chief constable George Hamilton said "at a first view" the police were seriously concerned. | |
| Mr Hamilton said the behaviour, was "well below the standards we expect from our officers in dealing with vulnerable people whether the vulnerability is due to alcohol or anything else". | Mr Hamilton said the behaviour, was "well below the standards we expect from our officers in dealing with vulnerable people whether the vulnerability is due to alcohol or anything else". |
| Sinn Féin have said they are to meet the police on Wednesday morning to discuss the incident. | Sinn Féin have said they are to meet the police on Wednesday morning to discuss the incident. |
| PSNI Chief Superintendent Stephen Cargin said: "As soon as we saw it we referred it to the ombudsman. | |
| "The officers have not yet been identified. I only knew about it this morning. | |
| "We hope to identify the officers in the next couple of hours. | |
| "On occasion when officers are investigated because of a breach of standards, there a number of things that can be done. They could be suspended or repositioned depending on the investigation. | |
| "I expect my officers to do their upmost to serve the community. | |
| It is understood the video was recorded on St Patrick's Day. | |
| Sinn Féin councillor in Derry, Elisha McCallion, said it was one of the "most shocking videos" she had seen in "terms of PSNI behaviour". | Sinn Féin councillor in Derry, Elisha McCallion, said it was one of the "most shocking videos" she had seen in "terms of PSNI behaviour". |
| "Any normal, right-thinking person would have thought that what would have happened was the police would have taken her out of harm's way, but what actually happens after is something which can only be described as disgusting," she said. | "Any normal, right-thinking person would have thought that what would have happened was the police would have taken her out of harm's way, but what actually happens after is something which can only be described as disgusting," she said. |
| "Two members of the police come out of the car. They lift the young lady and instead of taking her to safety, they move her about two feet to the left and leave her lying in a bus lane. | "Two members of the police come out of the car. They lift the young lady and instead of taking her to safety, they move her about two feet to the left and leave her lying in a bus lane. |
| "They then get back into the car and drive away to leave the girl to fend for herself, which obviously she wasn't able to do. | "They then get back into the car and drive away to leave the girl to fend for herself, which obviously she wasn't able to do. |
| "Thankfully what wasn't shown in the video, but what we do know from the people who actually recorded the video, is that two young men came to her aid." | "Thankfully what wasn't shown in the video, but what we do know from the people who actually recorded the video, is that two young men came to her aid." |
| Ms McCallion said the PSNI had shown no "duty of care" to the young girl and said "serious questions need to be answered at the highest level possible". | Ms McCallion said the PSNI had shown no "duty of care" to the young girl and said "serious questions need to be answered at the highest level possible". |