The sister of the Indigenous teen who was kicked to the ground during an arrest in Sydney this week says the police officer involved should be charged.
Key points:
- Video of Monday’s arrest has been circulated widely on social media
- The boy sustained minor injuries in the incident
- His sister claimed the incident was not isolated and had been happening in Australia “for a very long time”
The woman, who has not been named at the family’s request, said the constable’s force was “unnecessary and irresponsible” and that her family was feeling “anger and frustration”.
“We want to be able to develop better relationships between the police and the youth of our community, and this won’t happen if we allow officers to feel they are entitled to abuse us without facing proper consequences,” she said.
“This police officer must be charged so we don’t have to deal with another incident like this and I truly hope this is a