A photo of very young children being handcuffed by police was being circulated online today and Police clarified that the children were arrested for theft and they had to be handcuffed because they had tried to run away.
A photo showed one police officer squatting down behind a young boy who looked to be about age 9, putting handcuffs on him.
Witnesses at the scene said that the young boy and a few others were then escorted away by police.
As photos of the incident were uploaded online, many netizens said that it was inappropriate to handcuff children so young.
The police have now clarified that the children had tried to run away, that’s why they had to be handcuffed.
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