A disabled Brisbane man has been repeatedly punched by police in an arrest that has sparked an outpouring of anger on social media.
Police say they are looking into the circumstances of the arrest after footage of the weekend incident at a Sunnybank shopping centre was posted online.
The footage shows police pinning an agitated disabled man, who has no legs, to the ground and one officer punching him at least four times in the head.
It also shows a woman screaming at police that she is the man’s carer, and putting her body between police and the man.
The pair are shown screaming at the three officers involved to get off them.
The footage has sparked outrage about how police dealt with the man in the middle of the shopping centre’s crowded food court.
Queensland police say they are aware of the incident and are looking into the circumstances, but could not say whether an ethical standards investigation had been launched.
Police also said the man and woman are facing a range of charges, including entering a premise with intent, stealing, seriously assaulting police and obstructing police.
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