The potentially-deadly "folding up" practice used on children by youth detention officers in Western Australia will be banned within weeks and replaced with an alternative method.
Two weeks ago, a Four Corners investigation exposed CCTV and body-worn camera footage of the restraint being used on a young teenage boy earlier this year.
The restraint, also known as a hogtie or "figure four", involves guards forcing a handcuffed child onto their stomach, crossing their legs behind them and sitting on them.
