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08/03/2007
Investigation into arrest caught on CCTV
An investigation has been launched following the leaking of footage showing a woman being punched by a police officer.
The Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Meredydd Hughes said that the police officer had not been suspended but that there would be an investigation so that the "full facts could be placed before the public."
The Guardian newspaper obtained the CCTV footage which showed Toni Comer, aged 20, being ejected from a night club in Sheffield.
Police were called to the nightclub after a car was damaged outside the club.
Ms Comer was seen being dragged to a police van.
Appearing at Sheffield Magistrates court this week, Ms Comer admitted criminal damage to a vehicle. She was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 to the owner.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said the officer had accepted striking the person during the course of the arrest.
The police officer said that Ms Comer had attempted to grab his genitals and that he had struck her to "subdue" her.
The IPCC will oversee the investigation.
(SP/KMcA)
The Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Meredydd Hughes said that the police officer had not been suspended but that there would be an investigation so that the "full facts could be placed before the public."
The Guardian newspaper obtained the CCTV footage which showed Toni Comer, aged 20, being ejected from a night club in Sheffield.
Police were called to the nightclub after a car was damaged outside the club.
Ms Comer was seen being dragged to a police van.
Appearing at Sheffield Magistrates court this week, Ms Comer admitted criminal damage to a vehicle. She was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 to the owner.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said the officer had accepted striking the person during the course of the arrest.
The police officer said that Ms Comer had attempted to grab his genitals and that he had struck her to "subdue" her.
The IPCC will oversee the investigation.
(SP/KMcA)
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