Security guard suspected of assaulting minor in Vihti

Yle reports that a security guard is suspected of assaulting a minor during an incident at a restaurant in Nummela, a locality in Vihti. Prosecutors are also reviewing the police response.

Western Uusimaa Police has opened a preliminary investigation into the actions of security guards during the incident last Friday. Police and a security guard were removing four people from the restaurant when one guard allegedly kicked a minor in the lower body from behind. The minor was being held by another security guard and a police officer.

Police said the four minors, who arrived in fancy-dress costumes, had tried to disrupt a music event at the restaurant.

A prosecutor has begun a preliminary assessment of the police conduct over a possible breach of official duties. The minors were detained only briefly. After confirming their identities, police ordered all four to leave.