Video Shows Security Guards 'Assaulting' a Child

Two private security guards are under police investigation after they were caught on camera violently detaining a 9-year-old boy in the train station in the Swedish city of Malmö on February 6. Sweden has been horrified by the footage while a human rights group said it was not the first time that Swedish private security guards have overstepped their boundaries.

In three separate videos filmed by witnesses, a private security guard is seen pushing the boy to the ground, sitting on him and holding his hands over the boy's mouth and face. The boy can be heard reciting the Shahada, which is the Muslim profession of faith.

The spokesperson for Jernhusen, the station owner that has a contract with the security company, told The Local that they have a 'zero-tolerance' policy towards excessive violence.

"Clearly this looks very unpleasant on video, but right now we have too little information to draw a conclusion. However, we have a very good partnership with the security company. It is carrying out an internal investigation and we will await its findings," she said.

After the incident, the two boys were brought back to their care home. They apparently went missing again on Wednesday, according to Radio Sweden.

The guards, employees of security company Svensk Bevakningstjänst, detained the boy and his 12-year-old friend after they were caught travelling without tickets. The boys had run away from a care home and several witnesses said that they were not able to speak Swedish.

A witness told Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan that, before they started filming, the guard slammed the boy's head on the ground so hard that the noise echoed throughout the station.