By Jake Whittall
Pembroke students have accused police officers of acting without proper care or consideration after dragging an unconscious student across the pavement and shouting at him.
Friends of the student were “shocked” by the officers’ actions after the individual fell heavily against a wall after drinking half a bottle of vodka at a house party in Cowley.
One eye witness, who wished to remain anonymous, described how the passing officers had shown little concern for the student.
“These two cops got out and told him to ‘get up mate’ and kicked him while he was down. I told one of them that we had called 999. He said he’s just drunk. But I told him that wasn’t the point. I said to him that he was drunk, but the reason he was on the ground was because he had knocked himself out.”
“He replied that the ambulance won’t take him like that because he’s drunk. They ended up just dragging him along the road to the side of the pavement,” he said.
Another student, who also wished to remain anonymous, added, “I was quite shocked by the actions of the police.”
According to witnesses, the student attending the end of fresher’s week party had downed half a bottle of vodka in order to impress freshers. One witness described him as being “out of it.”
“He was taken out of the house and banged his head,” one witness said. “It was serious. He fell dead weight and hit a wall. We lay him down on the side of the road. After we lay him down he lost consciousness, so we called 999 and they told us how to put him in the recovery position.”
The student, who was taken to the hospital by the ambulance crew as a precaution and placed under observation for a night, has since made a full recovery.
Thames Valley Police were unavailable for comment.
Students ‘shocked’ by police
