Officer fired when he “behaved aggressively, used unreasonable force” when arresting a 15-year-old

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Bournemouth, UK - Police have released footage of an officer who “behaved aggressively and used unreasonable force” while arresting a boy, 15, to combat “misinformation”.

Pc Lorne Castle was dismissed after a disciplinary hearing held by Dorset Police following the incident in Bournemouth town centre on January 27, 2024.

The two-minute clip, released by the force on Tuesday, shows the officer tackling the boy to the ground before taking hold of the teenager’s face and throat while repeatedly swearing and shouting at him.

The boy can be heard shouting and crying “what have I done” and “what did I do” before the officer shouts “stop screaming like a little b****, do you understand that? Shut up.”

The teenager also screams “my ******* neck, get off me, I don’t want you on me”, while Pc Castle is on top of him.

The officer later shouts “Stop resisting, or I’m gonna smash you, do you understand?” and says the boy is being arrested on suspicion of assault.

In a statement, Dorset Police said they had chosen to release the body-worn video because of the “high level of public interest in the outcome of the misconduct hearing locally and to challenge misinformation.”

Pc Castle previously admitted misconduct in relation to breaching the standards of professional behaviour relating to authority, respect and courtesy, conduct and use of force but denied gross misconduct, the force added.

However, an independent panel found that the breaches amounted to gross misconduct and Pc Castle was dismissed without notice.

The video formed part of the evidence reviewed by the panel during the three-day hearing, which concluded on May 29.

A knife was found around four-minutes into Pc Castle’s interaction with the boy, after he had been put in handcuffs, Dorset Police said.

The force added that the officer had been responding to information that the teenager may have been involved in an earlier suspected assault, but at no time was there any suggestion that a knife had been used.

No further action was taken against the boy in relation to the reported assaults, and he was issued with an out-of-court disposal for possessing the knife, according to police.