NSW police to review arrest that left 14-year-old boy’s face covered in blood

Video after the arrest shows the boy drifting out of consciousness, he was later taken to hospital for treatment to a laceration to his head'

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New South Wales police say they will conduct an internal review of an arrest which left a 14-year-old Aboriginal boy hospitalised, after footage appeared to show him drifting out of consciousness while in handcuffs.

The 14-year-old and another 13-year-old boy were arrested by police in the northern rivers in relation to an ongoing probe into a series of break and enters.

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