Hit and stun

Surbiton.com: May 8, 2008 - 3:03pm

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the King Kingfisher

Emergency services accused of heavy handed treatment to casualty in Tolworth.

A Chessington man who claims his son was slapped by ambulance staff and held down by six police officers has made a formal complaint against the emergency services.

James Anderson said his son was in a distressed state when he arrived at Kingston hospital on April 26 and was then hit by ambulance staff and knelt on by six police officers while awaiting a Cat scan for a possible bleed on the brain.

Mr Anderson, a driving instructor, said Alexander, a former Epsom College pupil, had earlier staggered home on April 26 after being attacked and hit over the head near Red Lion Road in Tolworth.

A spokeswoman for Kingston police said a complaint has been made which is now subject to a "professional standards investigation" and they could not pass further comment until this was resolved.

Epsom Guardian

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