The NYPD is under fire again for a recent instance of police brutality against a civilian. Yet, another incident has surfaced after a video captures a pregnant mother of four being thrown to the grown by NYPD after coming to her son’s defense this Saturday.
Sandra Amezquita, 44, her husband, Ronel Lemos heard the cries of their 17-year-old son who was being beaten and arrested by the NYPD. Their son, Jhojan Lemos, was being arrested for criminal possession of a knife. He was spotted carrying a pocket-knife on his belt.
The mother intervened in the arrest, but risked her and her unborn’s child safety by doing so. She was violently thrown to the grown, belly-down in Sunset Park, Brooklyn around 2am. The mother suffered vaginal bleeding and currently has bruises on her stomach and arms. She is five months pregnant.
The father of her child, and husband, told the Daily News that “The first thing I thought was they killed my baby and they’re going to kill my wife.” In addition to the mother’s injuries, the teenage boy suffered many bruises to the face in his altercation with the police. It was reported that he was resisting arrest, and he was charged with striking an officer.
This is the second incident involving police brutality in a week for the NYPD. Last week, an officer was caught on camera kicking a street vendor in the same location.
Image/Source: NY Daily News