The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Nine-year-old girl handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in Rochester, New York” – below is their description.
Police forces released footage of a nine-year-old girl being handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by officers in the US city of Rochester.
Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson said the girl – who has not been named – had been suffering from a serious mental health emergency, reportedly threatening to take her own life and that of her mother.
Officers called to the scene on Friday eventually responded by handcuffing her, before trying to force her into a car and pepper-spraying her when she resisted, body cam videos released by the city’s police force showed.
Rochester police on Saturday said they were “required” to use handcuffs and the irritant against the girl for her own safety.
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