This is the shocking moment a police officer is filmed appearing to kick and hit a 15-year-old boy in the street.

The unnamed officer can be seen on CCTV grappling with the teenager just moments after calmly restraining him.

The policeman then appears to floor him with a hit to the head and a kick on his body, which one witness described as ‘unnecessary.’

The incident took place in Birmingham after the child was told he would be stopped and searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act, on April 21.

West Midlands Police said they have not suspended the officer but removed him from frontline duties, pending an investigation.

A spokesperson said a teenager was ‘seen acting suspiciously’, refused to co-operate and ‘is alleged to have elbowed the officer in the face’.

A witness said: ‘I was completely shocked at the conduct of the officer.

They added the ‘kick’, from what they could see, was ‘totally uncalled for and unnecessary’.

A force spokesperson said: ‘The force’s Professional Standards Department is reviewing CCTV and body worn video of the incident following a complaint alleging that the boy had been assaulted by the officer during the course of his encounter.

‘It has also voluntarily been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

‘The officer has not been suspended, but has been removed from front-line duties while the investigation is carried out.’

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