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

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 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. An onlooker can be heard to say: “Why’s he squaring up to them?” as the incident quickly develops, and some of the teenagers end up falling to the floor, with one landing against a police car, as two officers point stun guns at the group. One of the officers appears to hit out at one of the girls as she lunges towards him. The clip shows at least six officers attended the incident, with several male officers involved in the confrontation with the girls. In a statement, the force said: “The short clip on social media of the police response to an incident in Rotherham over the weekend appears nothing short of shocking. “Our PSD [professional standards department] are reviewing this and all available footage, including body-worn video, of the full response to the 999 call to understand what happened before, during, and after what is publicly available. …