Beating: Police are shown hitting the man with batons while his children are restrained (Picture: ITN)
ITN
Ramzy Alwakeel19 May 2015
This shocking video apparently shows Portuguese police beating a man in front of his children.
The man, who was reportedly accused of spitting at police officers, is shown being approached by police after Benfica celebrated its league win in Vitoria Guimaraes on Sunday.
His children, said to be nine and 13, are with him, as is his father.
An officer pushes him to the ground and four police begin hitting him with their truncheons, punching the older man when he tries to intervene.
His children, dressed in the red and white Benfica strip like their father, are later shown being held back from running over to him.
The Portuguese interior ministry is said to be investigating the incident.
