Screengrab from the YouTube video of the incident.

ELIZABETH

— City police are investigating a video which appears to show a police officer punching a woman during a melee outside of a club,

according to a report on the News 12 website.

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Update: Elizabeth police launch investigation

The 20-second video clip was posted on YouTube on March 3 titled, "Woman punched in the face by cop during brawl at club envy NJ" and was recorded outside the Envy Night Club on North Broad Street.

Elizabeth police would not comment when asked about the incident by The Star-Ledger.

The video shows a group of people who are scuffling spilling into a darkened street. A police officer emerges from the group around the same time as a man who is wiping his face. When the officer spots the man he approaches him, grabs him in the face or the neck and forces him to the sidewalk. A woman who had been speaking to the man appears to grasp for the officer.

After a few seconds of grappling with the woman, the officer appears to reach back and punch the woman in her face.

A spokesman for the Union County Prosecutor's office referred all questions to the Elizabeth Police Department.

Staff reporter Richard Khavkine contributed to this report.

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