POLICE are investigating an incident where one of its officers was captured on video allegedly assaulting a woman in Tobago.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Rishi Singh told the Express that the video was received by police last Saturday and that they have started an investigation. The footage, which has been circulating widely on social media, is about 23 seconds long.

In the video, the man, who is said to be a police corporal, is seen slapping the woman and striking her to her head and face as she tries to shield herself. Both individuals are later observed leaving the area. The incident is said to have occurred on April 12, at the woman’s home in Tobago West.