National children’s commissioner labels footage ‘disgraceful’ but Barkly council’s Jeffrey McLaughlin says force used as part of a ‘lawful citizen’s arrest’ was ‘entirely reasonable’
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A Northern Territory mayor is resisting calls to resign after “disturbing” and “sickening” video footage emerged showing him pinning down an Aboriginal boy while a man threatened to “kill” and “punch” the child.
The video shows Jeffrey McLaughlin, who is mayor of Barkly regional council, which takes in large swathes of outback NT, sitting on the boy, who is understood to be 12 years old.
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