
Shock moment cop PUNCHES biker in face on side of road after yelling ‘I'll break your nose'
South Wales Police has said it is investigating the incident which happened while the man was being arrested for a number of driving offences.
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Harrowing video footage of the arrest shows a police officer punching the 33-year-old biker violently in the face after threatening to break his nose.
The shocking incident occurred in Ely, Cardiff on June 21.
The motorcyclist can be seen in the video struggling as two cops hold him down on the pavement.
One of the officers can be heard in footage yelling at the motorcyclist as he holds him down.
He seemingly yells "pack it in or I'll break your nose" into the face of the biker.
A crowd of shocked onlookers watch on as the cops attempt to restrain the man.
Video then shows the police officers attempting to restrain the biker against their van.
Still struggling, the motorcyclists pushes back against the cops with one of the officers retaliating by slamming his fist into the visor gap in the biker's helmet.
The cop's fist appears to connect with the biker's face leaving him reeling from the vicious blow.
Officers then proceed to wrestle the biker into the back of their van with a third cop arriving to help her colleagues.
Moment cop punches driver in the face & wrestles him to ground in 'road rage'
The biker was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop a vehicle when required, driving without insurance, and driving while disqualified.
Following the violent altercation he was also arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to resist arrest and assaulting an emergency worker.
The motorcyclist has since been released under investigation with the police also probing a complaint regarding the officers conduct.
Footage of the arrest, filmed by a bystander, has been shared widely on social media.
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After the arrest someone lodged a complaint about the shocking incident.
South Wales Police confirmed that they are investigating the officers conduct.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police told The Sun: "On June 21, a 33-year-old man from Ely, Cardiff, was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop a vehicle when required, assault with intent to resist arrest, assaulting an emergency worker, driving without insurance, and driving while disqualified.
"He is on release under investigation.
"South Wales Police is investigating a complaint regarding the conduct of a police officer during the incident."
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