NY state police troopers handcuff and shackle 'combative' five-year-old boy after two-hour tantrum [View all]

[kpete]

New York state police are defending the actions of two troopers who handcuffed and shackled the feet of a five-year-old boy who they called “combative” and “out of control” after having a two-hour tantrum.

The Watertown Daily Times reports that the boy, named Connor, who was in a class for children with learning difficulties, was taken in a patrol car to the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, New York, for a mental health evaluation.

Trooper Jack Keller told the newspaper the boy was “screaming, kicking, punching and biting,” and that he posed a risk to himself, students, school staff and troopers.

But the boy’s mother, Chelsea Ruiz, claimed their son is now emotionally traumatized from the ordeal, and accused the staff of not handling the situation properly and letting it escalate before she and her husband could arrive and calm their son down.



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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-york-state-police-troopers-handcuff-and-shackle-combative-fiveyearold-boy-after-twohour-tantrum-10224090.html