Saturday, January 7, 2012

Police show video of Tanisha Williams choking herself in the back of patrol car | Mail Online

Police show video of Tanisha Williams choking herself in the back of patrol car | Mail Online: After rumours of police brutality over how an arrested teen ended up in a coma, a shocking video of the girl choking herself with a seat-belt in a patrol car was shown to the media.

The cruiser camera video - which has not been released for the public to see - recorded the crucial moments which left Tanisha Williams, 18, brain dead after she was arrested in North Carolina four weeks ago.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department showed the brutal footage from the night of December 5 to reporters and the teenager's attorney.

Tragic: Tanisha Williams, 18, has been left in a coma after she choked herself in the back of a police car in North Carolina four weeks ago

Her grandmother is expected to view it today, reports the Charlotte Observer.

Tanisha was arrested outside CitiTrends clothing store accused of stealing a $14 T-shirt.

Officers said she was violent and uncooperative so she was handcuffed and placed in the back of the parked patrol car screaming hysterically.


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