PSP was forced to intervene at Primark in a Colombo mall after a man tried to steal goods from the store last Sunday night. A video circulating on social media shows the moment when several agents try to immobilize the suspect, who was shirtless.
In accordance with cm According to a police source, PSP received a call after receiving a warning from an employee at 20:50. A man was seen trying to leave the store with several items without paying for them.
Faced with the situation, two agents interrogated the suspect and warned him that he would have to escort them to the police station at the mall. The man reacted badly to the approach and did not cooperate with the police. It took an “aggressive, hostile and violent” stance and more PSP elements were required to intervene.
PSP agents attempted several times to immobilize the man in order to handcuff him, but were unsuccessful. Amateur video filmed and sent cmmore than ten policemen could be seen.
“It has proven necessary to use the force strictly necessary to contain the situation and then request police support at that location to avoid an escalation in the level of force,” the PSP explained.
ABOUT cm could not clarify why the man was half naked in the store.
Despite the apparatus, none of the agents involved were injured, authorities say.
Author: Sara Reis Teixeira This Katarina Cruz
Source: CM Jornal
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