The state's independent anti-corruption body will review the violent arrest of an African-Australian man who was kicked in the head while on the ground, after an internal assessment found it did not constitute excessive force.
The latest footage shows the arrest of an African-Australian man who held up a pharmacy with a pair of scissors in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.
The CCTV footage of the violent 2016 arrest was obtained by Fairfax Media as part of an investigation into the Victoria Police complaint system.
Footage of the man being repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped-on by an officer while on the ground has outraged, but not surprised, legal and community groups.
It comes a day after video emerged of rough handling of a disability pensioner by police.
