Witnesses say the woman, identified as 44-year-old Sandra Amezquita, was trying to protect her 17-year-old son from the police.
According to the officers, they were trying to arrest the teenager because they say he had a knife, and that is when his mother intervened. The video below shows an officer grabbing the woman’s arms from behind, spinning her around and slamming her to the ground. She landed on her stomach with the officer on top of her.
Sandra Amezquita is six months pregnant and according to her doctors, she is now having complications.
Update: Lawyers representing Sandra Amezquita said police also beat the pregnant woman on her stomach with batons, and they released photos showing her bruises.
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