Senior cop is suspended after footage of man being thrown face-first to the ground by a Melbourne police officer caused outrage around the world and left him ‘with blood and urine everywhere’

  • Police officer stood down over footage of man slammed head first into ground
  • Shows man at busy Melbourne train station thrown onto ground from behind
  • Police confirm acting sergeant from specialist support unit has been suspended

By Kylie Stevens and Charlie Coe For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:26 BST, 29 September 2021 | Updated: 04:32 BST, 29 September 2021


A senior police officer has been stood down after disturbing footage of a man being slammed head first into the ground sent shockwaves around the world.

Investigations continue into the incident in Melbourne’s CBD last Wednesday as anti-lockdown protesters took to the streets for a fourth day of violent clashes with police.

Confronting video filmed at Flinders Street Station showed the man talking to officers when another policeman approached from behind.

The police officer grabbed the man by the shoulders before throwing him against the hard tile floor, sending his headphones flying across the concourse.

An acting sergeant has been stood down over the footage.

‘Victoria Police continues to investigate an incident filmed at Flinders Street Station on September 22 and shared on social media,’ a statement read.

‘An acting sergeant from a specialist support unit has since been suspended as a result of early inquiries.

Police also want to speak to the person who filmed the video and urged other witnesses with more information to come forward.

The woman who posted the footage online said it had gained global attention and that she had been contacted by people around the world who wanted to know if the man was OK.

She said the man slammed called for his mum after he woke up ‘with his own blood and urine everywhere’.

Confronting footage has shown a police officer throwing a man headfirst into the ground at a Melbourne train station

The man was talking to other officers when another policeman approached from behind and threw him to the ground

The man was talking to other officers when another policeman approached from behind and threw him to the ground

Confronting footage has shown a police officer throwing a man headfirst into the ground at a Melbourne train station

‘This poor guy was calm, he was just talking to the police,’ she captioned the footage.

‘You can see it it in the video then he gets thrown to the ground. You can hear his face hit the tiles. He was unconscious, blood and urine everywhere.’

The witness said police then handcuffed the man, who was unconscious ‘for a while’ before being treated by paramedics.

The video emerged online after thousands of protesters staged anti-vaxxer demonstrations on the streets of Melbourne. Pictured are demonstrators at the Shine of Remembrance last week

The video emerged online after thousands of protesters staged anti-vaxxer demonstrations on the streets of Melbourne. Pictured are demonstrators at the Shine of Remembrance last week

The video emerged online after thousands of protesters staged anti-vaxxer demonstrations on the streets of Melbourne. Pictured are demonstrators at the Shine of Remembrance last week

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