Video of three correctional services guards grabbing a 13-year-old boy by the neck and forcibly stripping him is appalling, the Northern Territory Childrens Commissioner said. The ABC broadcast the 2010 footage this week after a Supreme Court justice upheld a prior ruling that the guards did not use unreasonable or excessive force. It shows three guards entering a small cell in Alice Springs, taking the child by the neck and turning his head away before dropping him face-down onto a mattress. The guard pins him by the head as another guard pulls off his shorts and underpants, then holds him down with his knees across his naked buttocks. Afterwards the boy is seen stalking around the cell and throwing his torn-up mattress at the CCTV camera in visible distress. The boy had been classed as at-risk and needed to be dressed in a non-rip gown, Justice Peter Barr ruled, and was apparently a known spitter. To see the original video, visit 9news.au/national/2014/12/19/21/27/video-of-boy-stripping-appalling
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 09:00:31 +0000
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