South Wales police inspector accused of assaulting ‘vulnerable’ boy

The teenager claimed he was arrested while ‘auditing’, referring to an online community that shares videos of buildings such as police stations. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty

A police inspector accused of assaulting a “vulnerable” boy who was filming outside a police station told colleagues he was tired of “internet freaks”, a court has heard.

Insp Dean Gittoes, 49, of South Wales police, is accused of beating the 16-year-old outside Merthyr Tydfil police station.