Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating

Miner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report's existence before it was destroyed

Documents destroyed by police relating to operations at Orgreave during the miners' strike in 1984 are believed to include a report on a notorious incident in which an officer beat a man over the head with a truncheon.

In the ITV News at 10 report on the violent scenes at Orgreave, the officer, PC Martin of Northumbria police, was seen hitting the miner, Russell Broomhead, several times with his truncheon.