NSW police begin investigation into case amid calls for a parliamentary inquiry into police use of force after string of similar incidents
The arrest video, first reported by the Guardian, showed the young man being walked along a driveway by an officer before stumbling and falling to the ground, where he begins having a seizure.
The man was arrested after police were called after reports a man was attempting to break into properties. He has since been charged with being in possession of suspected stolen goods and is being held at Kempsey jail on remand.
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