POLICE PUNCH
Sussex police officer filmed striking man in face as he lays restrained on floor of bus
A POLICEMAN punched a man's head while he was restrained on a bus floor, shocking video shows.
The cop pushed him to the ground as the man screamed in agony: "You're hurting my hand. You're breaking my hand."
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The officer warned "stop pinching me" before the man continued screaming "you're hurting my hand, you're hurting my f***ing hand".
The policeman then punched him at the top of his head and repeated: "Stop pinching me."
After a brief silence, the man replied: "You just punched me as well yeah?"
And the Sussex Police officer replied: "Yeah, for pinching me."
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The Stagecoach bus was parked next to the Arlington Arms pub in Eastbourne, East Sussex, for last night's incident.
It is understood he went into the pub and told staff it was "kicking off on the bus".
The incident was highlighted to the force afterwards by the officer himself.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: "We train our officers to protect themselves and others using reasonable force and are reviewing this footage, together with body worn video captured by the officer of the entire interaction, to identify if any further investigation is required."
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Superintendent Till Sanderson said: “We are aware of a video on social media which shows an interaction between police officers and a detained man on a bus in Eastbourne.
“At about 9.40pm on July 16, we received a report from a bus driver raising concerns about a passenger who refused to pay a fare, refused to leave the bus, and was abusive to other passengers in Seaside.
“When officers arrived, the man continued to be abusive towards other passengers and officers. He was detained and restrained inside the bus and was warned by officers about assaulting them.
“He was removed from the bus and was arrested, and has since been charged with assaulting a police officer and using threatening or abusive behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.
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“An internal review is underway in relation to the actions taken by officers, including footage from the bus as well as bodyworn video recorded by officers.
“Anyone who witnessed the incident on the bus or who has relevant footage can report it to Sussex Police online or call 101 and quote serial 1538 of 16/07.”
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