Boy, 17, thrown into bollard by officer during arrest at Raise The Colours Sheffield discharged from hospital
A 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was thrown into a bollard during an arrest at Saturday’s Raise The Colours protest in Sheffield.
The demonstration on June 13 saw upwards of 150 anti-immigration protestors march in Sheffield City Centre, along with several hundred counter-protestors and scores of police officers.
A video is circulating online of a teenage boy wearing a union flag around his shoulders scuffling with an officer on The Wicker, near Blonk Street.
Part of the arrest was caught on camera by The Star in the video above.
While arresting the boy, the officer throws the protestor forcefully into a metal bollard before around a dozen other coppers surround him.
The arrest prompted shouts of anger from the Raise The Colours protest. The teenager was then carried off.
On Sunday evening (June 14), South Yorkshire Police confirmed it had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over the arrest.
A statement reads: “We are aware of a video and information circulating online relating to the arrest of a male during a protest in Sheffield on June 13.
“Officers used force to detain a 17-year-old boy following an alleged assault on a police officer.
“The teenager was subsequently de-arrested in order to receive medical treatment at hospital for his injuries, where he later discharged himself.
“In line with procedure, a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been made.”
Leaving the Peace Gardens at around 1.30pm, police officers, including vans and horses, had to move counter-protesters out of the way at several points during the route, as they tried to stop the march.
Leaders of the march had told people via a tannoy to do as police directed them during the route, and said they would not be an anti-social presence.
