Bid to quash rumours via arrest footage

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

- ROSIE SHEAD AND BEN MITCHELL

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 and swears at 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.