Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Video prompts PNG police investigation into police bashing

SBS News In Depth

Follow and Subscribe

Image from the video purporting to show PNG police beating the boy
Image from the video purporting to show PNG police beating the boy Source: SBS

A disturbing video that appears to show Papua New Guinea police assaulting a naked boy has been criticised by Human Rights Watch as absolutely horrific - but not surprising.

Follow and Subscribe

Apple Podcasts Spotify Listnr Download (5.32MB)
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Published

Updated

By Hannah Sinclair

Source: SBS

Share this with family and friends

A disturbing video that appears to show Papua New Guinea police assaulting a naked boy has been criticised by Human Rights Watch as absolutely horrific - but not surprising.

Latest podcast episodes

Get SBS News straight to your inbox

Sign up now for daily news from Australia and around the world. You can also subscribe to Insight's weekly newsletter for in-depth features and first-person stories.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Stream now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world