Video shows Australian police trampling on man’s head

A shocking new video shows Victoria police trampling on the head of a man during an arrest Sunday afternoon on a suburban Melbourne street.

Video of the incident, which Victoria police confirmed to news.com.au, occurred in the northern suburb of Epping and he was shot from a car by a bystander.

In the video, the head of a man driving a car can be seen in the foreground, several meters from police quickly approaching a figure on a footpath.

Four officers surround the man while a siren sounds and one of the occupants of the car says “What the hell” and another says, “screwed up.”

The car drives forward to get a clearer view of the officers, two in high-visibility vests over their uniforms, around the man.

The camera zooms in when an officer appears to kick the man from the front and an officer behind the man lifts one foot and stomps it on the man’s head.

Inside the car, a man says, “Are you fucking kidding me? Are you kidding me?”

More officers arrived and appeared to be hovering over the now subdued man, while someone inside the car yells, “You have the head.”

The driver of the car points to the scene and says “damn animals.”

A police van arrives at the scene and pulls up alongside the man and the officers.

Victoria Police issued a statement, saying: “Police were called to Cooper Street, Epping, to receive reports of a man behaving erratically around 4:10 pm today.”

“Upon arrival, the man allegedly became aggressive and damaged a police vehicle while trying to avoid arrest.

“During the highly dynamic incident, a police officer was assaulted and OC spray was applied before the man was arrested and subsequently taken to hospital for evaluation.

“The arrest has been referred to the Professional Standards Command for oversight.”