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A shocking video has emerged of the moment an officer beats a teenager around the face with a baton - before eight more policemen assist with his arrest.

The lad, who has not been named and whose age has not been confirmed, was reportedly stopped by the first officer for jaywalking.

In the video, the policeman pins him against a low wall as bystanders scream in protest.

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But as the struggles, he hits the boy - who appears to be in his mid to late teens - several times around the face with his baton.

Immediately, he grabs his face, seemingly in pain while the officer tries to drag him to his feet.

When he is unsuccessful, eight more police officers arrive and push the boy onto the floor before putting him in handcuffs and leading him over to the police car.

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It is thought the footage was shot in Stockton, California.

In the background a woman is heard shouting: "He's just a kid. Get the f*** off of him. He's a f***ing kid."

She yells: "That is a child. A f***ing child. What's wrong with you all? All this for a kid?"

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The clip has now been shared on YouTube , alongside a caption that claims the boy hadn't actually done anything wrong.

It reads: "The kid got stopped for 'jaywalking' when he barely got out of the bus he was 2 feet away from the sidewalk when the cop stopped him for jaywalking [sic].

"The cop was telling him to take a sit but the teen kept walking to his bus, but the cop kept grabbing his arm & the kid took off the cop's hand off his arm so the cop took out his baton, that's when all this happened [sic]."