POLICE have defended their dramatic arrest of a 12-year-old boy which was captured on video in country Victoria. Footage shot by a bystander shows the handcuffed child being restrained by several officers at the Bendigo railway station. A woman civilian at the scene can be heard criticising the police treatment of the boy, who asks to be released. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the 12-year-old resisted arrest by the officers. “Police have spoken to the family and they have confirmed the boy does not have autism,” a spokeswoman said.

Source: Daily Sun October 09, 2017 06:00 UTC