Confronting moment woman is tackled to the ground and handcuffed by police as she screams in terror

Shocking footage has emerged showing a mother being pinned to the ground by three police officers for allegedly breaking COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

The dramatic incident, which left the mum with horrific bruises under her arms, took place in Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne’s south-west on Saturday.

The confronting footage, filmed by her daughter, shows the blonde woman screaming as the officers hold her face-down on the footpath and handcuff her arms behind her back. 

Her terrified daughter is heard begging the officers to get off her mum, shouting ‘she’s in pain, she said she’s in pain’.

Her daughter alleges in a Facebook post the police officers deliberately pinched her mother during the arrest, leaving her battered and bruised. 

A Melbourne mother claims she was left with large purple bruises (pictured) after she was pinned to the ground by three police officers in Melbourne

In the post, the daughter claimed they had been standing ‘with a poster about Russian politics’ when she was pinned down, before the women were issued a $1,652 fine each for breaching coronavirus restrictions.

The footage was captured during Melbourne’s stage three lockdown, when residents were banned from leaving their homes for anything but shopping for food and essential items, care and caregiving, daily exercise, work and study.  

Since the city was placed in a harsher stage-four lockdown premier Dan Andrews has promised to crackdown on those disobeying draconian lockdown rules. 

He announced on Wednesday there would be more police and Australian Defence Force personnel out in force ensuring residents are abiding by the directions of the Chief Health Officer.

Huge fines of up to $19,826 for individuals and $99,132 for businesses will apply to anyone caught breaking the rules.  

‘Those doing the wrong thing will cop a fine from Victoria Police, because the only way to beat this deadly virus is if we all follow the rules,’ Mr Andrews said. 

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton issued a warning to anyone refusing to follow the rules. 

‘If you’re not doing the right thing, we will not hesitate to issue infringements, to arrest you, to detain you where it’s appropriate.’

Confronting footage, which was filmed by her daughter, shows the blonde woman screaming as the officers hold her face-down on the footpath and handcuff her

Confronting footage, which was filmed by her daughter, shows the blonde woman screaming as the officers hold her face-down on the footpath and handcuff her

Her daughter alleges in a Facebook post the police officers deliberately pinched her mother during the arrest, leaving her with large purple bruises under her arms (pictured)

Her daughter alleges in a Facebook post the police officers deliberately pinched her mother during the arrest, leaving her with large purple bruises under her arms (pictured)

In the post the daughter claimed her mother had been standing 'with a poster about Russian politics' when she was arrested before the women were issued a $1,652 fine each (pictured)

In the post the daughter claimed her mother had been standing ‘with a poster about Russian politics’ when she was arrested before the women were issued a $1,652 fine each (pictured)

The footage from Saturday begins with the blonde woman face down on the footpath surrounded by three police officers. 

As the three hold the woman on the ground, her daughter can be heard being questioned by two other officers. 

A female officer is then heard asking for her to show them her ID. 

‘You need to take this seriously,’ the officer can be heard saying.

‘You won’t be arrested if I can confirm your ID.’

The daughter then argued that she was not doing anything wrong, claiming she was just going for a walk. 

‘You are doing something wrong, you are out in contravention of the COVID restrictions,’ the officer said. 

The incident happened a day before Daniel Andrews declared a State of Disaster in Victoria as the COVID-19 cases continued to spike. 

A lone cyclist is seen crossing the empty Bourke Street in Melbourne on Thursday morning

A lone cyclist is seen crossing the empty Bourke Street in Melbourne on Thursday morning

A lone tradesman is seen walking along Swanston Street in Melbourne on Thursday morning

A lone tradesman is seen walking along Swanston Street in Melbourne on Thursday morning

A man walks past a shop closed down store selling Australian paraphernalia items aimed at International tourists during lockdown in Melbourne

A man walks past a shop closed down store selling Australian paraphernalia items aimed at International tourists during lockdown in Melbourne

On Sunday, Melbourne was placed under a police enforceable curfew of 8pm until 5am until at least September 13 as part of a Stage 4 lockdown. 

Melburnians can only leave their homes between these hours for work, care-giving, medical reasons or on compassionate grounds. 

The city’s 4.9million residents have also been banned from travelling more than 5km from home to do their shopping – and only one person from each household can leave at any time.

When the footage was filmed, Melbourne was in Stage 3 lockdown – meaning residents could only leave the house for essential reasons. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Victoria police for comment. 

What will still be open in Melbourne Stage 4

Supermarkets, bottle shops, petrol stations, pharmacies, post offices, banks

Retailers working onsite to fulfill online orders 

Hardware, building an garden supplies for trade

Specialist stationery for business use 

Motor vehicle parts for emergency repairs, mechanics

Locksmiths, laundry and dry cleaners, maternity supplies

Disability and health services and equipment, mobility devices 

Farms and commercial fishing

Vets, pounds and animal shelters

Supermarkets will stay open

Supermarkets will stay open

Construction of critical infrastructure and services to support those projects

Critical repairs to homes where required for emergency or safety

Cafes and restaurants for takeaway

Media 

Critical service call centres

Medicare

Law enforcement and courts for urgent matters

Prisons, facilities for parolees, adult parole board, youth justice facilities

Emergency services

Essential maintenance and manufacturing

FULL LIST 

What will be closed in Melbourne Stage 4

Furniture wholesalers

Personal care including hairdressers

Car washes

Pubs, taverns, bars, brothels and prostitution services, clubs, nightclubs

Food courts, restaurants, cafes, etc 

Architectural, engineering and technical services

Travel and tour agencies 

Non-emergency call centre operations

Non-urgent elective surgery

Museums, parks and gardens, ski resorts

Gambling

Places of worship except what is required to stream services or provide soup kitchens and food banks 

Manufacturing of non-metallic mineral and fabricated metal products, furniture, wood, textile, leather fur, dressing knitted, clothing and footwear, domestic appliances

All office-based and professional businesses, except those delivering critical services, must work from home

OPERATING BUT LIMITED

Building sites of more than three storeys – 25 per cent of workforce

Less than three storeys- five workers on site at a time only

Meat processing – workers cut by a third

Shopping centres for access to permitted retail only

Public transport, ride share and taxis only to support access to permitted services for permitted workers

Thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing with minimum number of essential participants to operate safely 

FULL LIST  

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