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Baltimore cop suspended after ‘knocking out woman with punch from behind after she hit his colleague twice in head’
SHOCKING footage shows the moment a cop knocked out a woman with a punch from behind after she hit his colleague twice in the head.
The video, which was filmed in Baltimore on Friday, has been described by the city’s mayor as “deeply disturbing”.
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After she hits him the second time, an officer next to her hits her in the head, sending her to the ground.
Moments before she punched the sergeant, he had tried to take her by the arm.
The woman had claimed to be mentally ill and unable to go home to her family, local news station reported.
She was taken to hospital for treatment, and then to Central Booking to be processed, police said. Her name was not released.
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Mayor Bernard ‘Jack’ Young said he found the footage “deeply disturbing.”
“The woman should have been placed under arrest and not assaulted. Our system of justice does not involve the concept of an 'eye for an eye,” Young said.
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Saturday afternoon that the officer had been placed on administrative duties while an investigation is carried out.
"I saw a video regarding an altercation between a woman and members of the Baltimore Police Department. I saw that video and I saw what transpired in that video. I ordered an immediate investigation into that incident," Harrison said.
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"The officer has been removed from his assignment and (is) on administrative duties until the outcome of that investigation. So we wanted to make sure that we did swift and decisive action to make sure that we are not just accountable, but transparent during this time."
The incident occurred as to protest and police brutality.
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