South Yorkshire police investigate video of officers appearing to shove teenage girls

Force describes footage of police response to incident in Rotherham as ‘nothing short of shocking’

South Yorkshire police have described video footage that appears to show officers shoving and drawing batons and stun guns on teenage girls as “nothing short of shocking”.

The footage, widely shared on social media over the weekend, shows police officers being confronted by a number of girls dressed up for a night out, before one of the officers appears to shove one of the teenagers and then draws his baton.
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