Video of Man Being Tasered and Punched by Police

Video of man being tasered and punched by police,Mobile phone video has emerged of a man being tasered and punched by Police in Nottingham.
The video, taken on a mobile phone, shows a man rolling around on the floor after an officer urges his colleagues to stand back before tasering him.

A spokeswoman for the force said that officers were trying to arrest the 40-year-old man after they were called out by door staff at one of the city's nightspots.

A police officer was then allegedly assaulted and needed hospital treatment.

The spokeswoman added that no complaint had been made against the officers involved and no one had been suspended.

But the case has been passed voluntarily to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) with a view to investigating the incident.

The man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on police bail.

Assistant Chief Constable Peter Davies said: "We understand that some members of the public may be concerned about this.

"The public's trust and confidence is very important for us, which is why we have referred this matter for an objective investigation to the IPCC.

"We are pro-actively looking at other CCTV in the area to ensure we have a clear picture of events leading up to the arrest and I would ask anyone in possession of such evidence, including the person who took the footage that has been published, to come forward as witnesses."

The video shows the man seemingly clenching something in his fist, and after apparently refusing to open his hand, he is tasered by one officer.

Another of the four officers trying to arrest the man is also seen to punch him to the head area before back-up arrives.

The incident occured in Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham on the evening of June 14.

The video was released by Nottingham-based Trent FM.