Teenager remains in custody and faces seven charges, including hindering or resisting a police officer
police watchdog will oversee an investigation into the violent arrest in Taree last week of a handcuffed Aboriginal teenager with a disability.
An officer who performed a leg sweep on the 18-year-old after the teenager had a seizure has been placed on restricted duties while his conduct is investigated.
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