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The New York City Police Department (NYPD), is now investigating an incident in which a group of police officers was allegedly seen prying a child from his mother arms. This incident reportedly happened while the officers subdue the woman at a social services office in Brooklyn.

The video of the incident was first posted on Facebook user Monae Sinclair, shows officers approaching the 23-year-old woman who was at the social services building. The officers proceeded to surround her and wrestled the toddler from her grasp.

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The woman was heard shouting, “They’re hurting my son! They’re hurting my son!” At one point, an officer unleashed a taser and pointed it at the crowd, according to Politico.

A representative for the department said it is now reviewing the video. NYPD Sgt. Jessica McRorie told Politico, “Video images of the incident in the 84th precinct are troubling, and the event is under review by the NYPD and HRA Police. This review will include examination of all available video of the incident.”

Officers claimed they arrested the woman because she was “disorderly” and Human Resources Administration (HRA) officials asked her to leave. When she didn’t leave the facility staff called the police.

“As NYPD officers were attempting to convince the woman to depart the facility, HRA peace officers brought the woman to the floor,” McRorie said. “NYPD officers then attempted to place her under arrest. She refused to comply with officers’ orders, and was then taken into custody.”

The Hill reported she was arrested for resisting arrest.

The woman’s son has now been placed in the care of a relative while investigations take place. The video has garnered the attention of city officials, Letitia James, the New York City public advocate and state attorney general-elect, condemned the incident.

“A full investigation must be conducted immediately, and the results should be made public so there is a transparent accounting of how this horrific situation occurred,” James wrote in a Facebook post. “No mother should have to experience the trauma and humiliation we all witnessed in this video.”

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