Protests after cop filmed ‘repeatedly punching’ black teen in Tottenham
Protesters outside New Scotland Yard in London, as part of an anti-racism demonstration
FOOTAGE showing a cop “repeatedly punching” a black teenager in Tottenham has sparked angry protests and demands for the officers involved to be sacked.
About 100 protesters marched to north London’s Tottenham police station today in response to the incident.
The shocking video, which was circulated on social media on Thursday night, appears to show an officer punching a black teenager in the head while pressed against a police car.
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