FOOTAGE of a pregnant woman being held down on her stomach while being Tasered by a police officer has emerged in the middle of a US federal investigation.
Shocking CCTV footage of the incident, which occurred nearly two weeks ago outside of a police station in Trotwood, Ohio, is being distributed online.
According to police, the woman had gone to the station with her one-year-old son in hope of giving up custody of the boy, television station WHIO reported.
After a short argument, a struggle broke out between the officer – who moved the boy out of harms way - and the woman.
The officer then shoved the woman onto her pregnant stomach and Tasered her in the neck.
Trotwood Public Safety Director Michael Etter told WHIO that an officer was trying to find out information from the woman before the incident.
“(He) attempted to obtain information on both the mother and the child, at which time the mother refused to give any information and became very agitated,” Mr Etter said.
“She did not disclose, even after she was arrested, that she was pregnant.”
Mr Etter said that the woman was wearing a large coat at the time.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating the matter. The young boy has reportedly been put into the custody of a relative.
