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Texas deputy filmed apparently hitting pregnant woman during arrest
Source: Associated Press
Texas deputy filmed apparently hitting pregnant woman during arrest
Associated Press
Thursday 9 April 2015 00.51 BST
A Texas deputy shown in a video apparently striking a pregnant woman may have used force to prevent her from taking his firearm, a law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
Hunt County sheriff Randy Meeks acknowledged at a news conference that he was not certain Deanna Robinson reached for the weapon. But he said the unidentified deputy told investigators that she loosened his ammunition belt in the struggle.
Robinson was 38 weeks pregnant when she was arrested on 4 March at her parents’ home in Quinlan, 40 miles north-east of Dallas, during a child abuse investigation.
Home surveillance video appears to show Robinson pressed stomach-first against a counter, then the deputy raising his arm and striking her. Robinson, 38, is heard screaming, “I’m pregnant!”
The video was later posted online.
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Associated Press
Thursday 9 April 2015 00.51 BST
A Texas deputy shown in a video apparently striking a pregnant woman may have used force to prevent her from taking his firearm, a law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
Hunt County sheriff Randy Meeks acknowledged at a news conference that he was not certain Deanna Robinson reached for the weapon. But he said the unidentified deputy told investigators that she loosened his ammunition belt in the struggle.
Robinson was 38 weeks pregnant when she was arrested on 4 March at her parents’ home in Quinlan, 40 miles north-east of Dallas, during a child abuse investigation.
Home surveillance video appears to show Robinson pressed stomach-first against a counter, then the deputy raising his arm and striking her. Robinson, 38, is heard screaming, “I’m pregnant!”
The video was later posted online.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/09/texas-deputy-filmed-apparently-hitting-pregnant-woman-during-arrest
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