Dad of schoolboy slammed to ground by cop blasts decision not to prosecute
28.12.2023 - 08:13
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The father of a teenage boy who was slammed to the ground by a police officer has blasted a decision not to prosecute the cop involved.
The shocking incident took place at Glasgow’s Smithycroft Secondary School in April, with mobile phone footage capturing the moment the boy’s head smacked off the concrete floor.
The 14-year-old child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been involved in a ‘scuffle’ with another pupil which had reportedly ended before the uniformed cop intervened.
In the video, shared exclusively with the Record, the officer can be seen sweeping the boy’s leg before throwing him to the ground with force.
A sickened thudding sound is then heard as the child’s head hammers against the ground.
The boy’s family reported the officer to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner who launched a probe before submitting their findings to prosecutors.
But the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has concluded there was “insufficient evidence of assault”.
Reacting to the news, the boy’s 40-year-old dad said: “My wife and I were shocked when we read the letter.
“We thought that having watched the video, there definitely would have been a different outcome.
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“They said in the letter that this was done in a controlled manner, because the officer put his hand on my son’s back.
“But you can clearly see from the video that he removes it before my son’s head smashes into the ground.
“It wasn’t controlled. My son was hurt.
“If this is the sort of training that officers are taught to use on minors, then that’s something that Police Scotland should look at. It was definitely over the