Police face complaint over arrest of autistic Leeds teenager

Police person received a ailment aft a pistillate said her autistic girl was arrested for saying a pistillate serviceman "looked similar her lesbian nana".

A video uploaded to TikTok by her parent showed the miss being detained by 7 officers extracurricular her location successful Leeds aboriginal connected Monday 7 August.

Officers said she was taken location aft reports that she was intoxicated and astatine hazard successful Leeds metropolis centre.

West Yorkshire Police said the video showed a "limited snapshot" of events.

The incidental was filmed by the teenager's parent and posted with the caption: "This is what constabulary bash erstwhile dealing with autistic children.

"My girl told maine the constabulary serviceman looked similar her nana, who is simply a lesbian.

"The serviceman took it the incorrect mode and said it was a homophobic remark (it wasn't). The serviceman past entered my home.

"My girl was having panic attacks from being touched by them and they inactive continued to manhandle her."

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said a 16-year-old had been arrested connected suspicion of a homophobic nationalist bid offence but said the footage "only provides a precise constricted snapshot of the circumstances of this incident".

The video shows 2 officers successful the hallway of the family's home, portion the miss sits successful a country adjacent to a cupboard.

The parent is heard saying: "It's not a homophobic remark, she said 'I deliberation she's a lesbian, similar my nana'."

She aboriginal says: "You're going to region her for what, you're bothered she said the connection lesbian? Her nana is simply a lesbian, she's joined to a woman.

More officers get and the miss is seen screaming arsenic she is taken away.

'Fully reviewing the circumstances'

West Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Oz Khan said: "West Yorkshire Police takes its responsibilities astir the payment of young radical taken into custody and astir neurodiversity precise seriously.

"We besides support that our officers and unit should not person to look maltreatment portion moving to support our communities safe.

"We are afloat reviewing the circumstances of this incidental and inquire that radical debar reaching immoderate conclusions astir it solely connected the ground of the societal media video."

The unit added that the miss was subsequently interviewed with an due big and has been released connected bail pending further enquiries.