POLICE have been slammed after a video shows three officers carrying out a stop and search on a young boy.

The video was shared on social media site TikTok showing the youngster, dressed in a black zip up hoodie, being spoken to by two female cops.

The black teenager was then handcuffed by a male officer in the video.

The incident happened outside Sabeeh Mini Market in Gurnards Avenue, Milton Keynes on Monday, October 3.

Thames Valley Police received complaints from members of the public that the stop and search 'was not justified'.

As such, the force released a long statement explaining why they carried out their actions.

It said: "On Monday we became aware of this video circulating online showing a stop and search of a young male in Milton Keynes with criticism that it was not justified.

"Since becoming aware of the video, the footage and search record have been reviewed by senior officers, we almost met with the parents in MK and held an indepedent scrutiny meeting. In these meetings we have watched the video circulating online, the footage captured by officers of the search and discused the grounds for the search and the use of handcuffs."

Police then went onto explain how the boy 'acted nevously when the police car drove past and covered his pockets'.

This then "led to officers suspecting he may have been hiding something, in an area which is known to have knife crime problems."

The statement continued: "The police, local community and his parents are all satisfied that the stop and search was carried out correctly and lawfully. We have identified learning on both sides around our interactions with young people being searched and community observers lawfully filming interactions. Feedback from our meetings will be shared with the officers who carried out the search. 

"Stop and search is a vital tool that we use to keep weapons off our streets and we carefully consider the grounds that lead us to deciding a search is justified. We take criticism, of our stop and search use seriously and will investigate any suggestions of wrongdoing. We already work closely with our community to monitor our stop and search use and any disproportionality and continue to welcome feedback on how we use our powers."