Police watchdog will investigate teenage football fan hit with officer's baton

The police watchdog has started an investigation into the case of a 16-year-old boy who was taken to hospital with a head injury after being hit with a police baton.

South Yorkshire Police said officers had been responding to disorder between football fans at a Barnsley V Sheffield Wednesday match on Saturday 8 February 2020.

Concerns were raised after footage which was shared on social media, appeared to show a 16-year-old boy being struck on the head by an officer using a baton.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct say they have launched an independent investigation into the actions of the officer involved after they received a mandatory referral from the force.