Investigation launched after video shows police officer hitting boy with baton

An investigation has been launched after a video has emerged which appears to show a police officer hitting a teenager on the head with a baton.

It followed Saturday's South Yorkshire derby in the Championship between Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday.

Officers were responding to disorder outside the Barnsley Transport Interchange, South Yorkshire Police Chief Superintendent and match commander Sarah Poolman said.

"A full investigation, including extended video footage, will take place to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the actions that led to a 16-year-old boy sustaining a head injury from an officer's baton and an officer being assaulted, sustaining injuries to his stomach and head," she said.

"The 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital by ambulance. The police officer also attended hospital. Both of their injuries are not life-threatening."

A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency service worker and was later released under investigation, she added.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with video footage of the post-match disorder to get in touch.

They can contact police on 101 quoting incident 232 of 8 February 2020.