A police officer who was filmed appearing to repeatedly punch a man while arresting him has been suspended, North Wales Police has said. The force confirmed news of the officer’s suspension on Friday evening after the footage emerged and spread across social media on Wednesday.
North Wales Police said on Thursday that an investigation had been launched to look into the incident which concluded in the arrest of a 34-year-old man in Porthmadog in Gwynedd. In the video seemingly recorded by a resident one officer has his arm around the neck of the man and is then seen hitting him nine times.
The man is then seen with what seems to be injuries to the face before he is put into the back of a police vehicle. On Friday North Wales Police confirmed in a short statement that the officer had been “suspended from duty”.
