A police watchdog is investigating video footage of an 11-year-old boy being tasered by police. The footage shows a number of officers one of whom was holding a taser, approaching the boy.
The police watchdog is investigating after an 11-year-old boy was tasered.
One officer said ‘throw the knife down, throw the knife away’ while another asked ‘what do you want to do with the knife?’.
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