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DUTCH police have found themselves in the middle of an online furore after footage of personnel assaulting a pregnant woman went viral on social media.
The incident, which took place on May 19 in the town of Zeist, came to light over the weekend after videos circulated online of an officer violently pulling a heavily pregnant woman by the arm, causing her to fall to the ground, according to Dutch outlet RTV Utrecht.
The video was filmed inside an asylum seekers’ centre. After she is dragged to the ground, the officer is seen being attacked by a man, who is said to be the woman’s husband.
Media reports indicated that the couple was speaking to police after they were called in over a disturbance complaint.
