# South Wales officers restrain and handcuff boy, 12, during scooter seizure

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-police-force-boy-12-to-the-floor-and-handcuff-him-while-confiscating-his-e-scooter/
- Published: 2026-11-01T08:04:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T08:17:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251867/police-force-boy-floor-handcuff-confiscating-e-scooter-mother.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- A 12-year-old was handcuffed as police seized his scooter.
- His mother says he was injured and the scooter was broken.
- Police cited suspected criminal damage and believed the scooter was used illegally.

## Summary

A 12-year-old boy was handcuffed and forced to the ground by South Wales Police while officers seized his e-scooter in Pontardawe. Footage of the incident has prompted criticism of the officers’ use of force, while the boy’s mother says he was injured and distressed.

Police said officers found the boy and friends inside a disused church after responding to suspected criminal damage, searched them and seized a scooter they believed had been used illegally. His mother says the scooter was broken and he had been taking it to a friend’s home for repair; she reported that he was treated in hospital for muscular injuries and cuts. The force’s statement in the article is incomplete.

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