West Yorkshire officer’s use of chokehold was ‘indefensible’, hearing told
by Mark Brown and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#5RYF0)
PC Graham Kanes denies using disproportionate force when arresting Hassan Ahmed in Halifax
A police officer was filmed saying chill out or I'll choke you out" while arresting a suspect who responded by saying I can't breathe" and I give up, I give up," a misconduct hearing has heard.
Footage of the arrest in Halifax, West Yorkshire, was recorded by bystanders and posted on social media. It came three months after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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