A father-of-three who was suffering a bipolar episode when he was run over by a police car before being brutally stomped on the head by another officer has opened up about the harrowing experience.
Tim Atkins, 32, sat in the emergency department for 20 hours at Melbourne s Northern Hospital in September, waiting for a bed in the psychiatric ward.
Police arrived at the hospital after hearing reports Mr Atkins had allegedly smashed the glass doors open and ran onto the road.
The father allegedly punched and kicked a police vehicle before disturbing footage captured him being rammed by another officer.
Officers tried to restrain the father who was lying on the asphalt, before one policeman stomped on his head, slamming it into the ground.
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