A group of uniformed officers on a pavement one officer is close to a teenager who is shielding himself on the ground.
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A video circulating on social media appears to show a Merseyside Police officer hitting a youth in Speke, in Liverpool

ByGeorgie Docker and Stewart Whittingham, North West
  • Published5 hours ago

A police force has said it is reviewing a video which shows one of its officers punching a boy.

The footage circulated on social media shows a Merseyside Police officer punching what appears to be teenage boy three times while holding a pair of metal handcuffs in the hand he is striking him with.