Senior officer fined for assaulting handcuffed 15-year-old

A senior constable has been fined by the Pirkanmaa District Court for assaulting a 15-year-old boy while on duty in the town of Nokia, near Tampere.

The court ruled on 3 July that the officer committed assault and breached his official duties during an incident that occurred in January.

According to the court, the officer struck the handcuffed teenager in the face and pressed his head into the snow. Witnesses told the court that the boy did not resist.