The moment a British police officer punches a doctor in the head and tells him to “get the f@@@@ on the ground now” minutes after he reported an assault, he shows a video shown in court.

The video shows Constable Jonathan Marsh and a female colleague speaking to Rasike Atanayake, who reported that a drunken man smashed a notice board and attacked a friend outside his surgery in Romford, Essex.

The officers started walking in the direction Mr. Atanayake had given them, but their colleague on the radio told them that he was the suspect.

They handcuff Mr. Atanayake who repeats that he was the one who called them, but the officer tells him to “get on the ground now” and throws him down.

The video, released by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), shows Mr Atanayake saying “please you can’t do that” before Marsh punched him in the head.

The doctor compared his treatment to that of George Floyd, the African-American whose killing in the US by a white police officer sparked global protests.

“I thought I was going to die because I couldn’t breathe, it was the same thing,” she complained.

Mr Atagianake was later taken to hospital where he received first aid for a bruised forehead and lacerations to his hands and wrists.

Giving evidence, the ENT told the court: “I called the police and then went inside doing other things.”

“I said my friend is being attacked by a drunk and illegal white man.

“I was the one who made the phone call, so I went to the car.”

“There was a female police officer and a male police officer, so I went to the passenger side.

“I said I was the one who made the phone call about the incident and my friend was attacked.

“He (Mars) was talking to me, but he wasn’t listening, I don’t mean to offend, but he was acting like a raging bull.

Marsh, however, said he did not regret any of his actions, including telling Mr Atagianake to “get the f@@@@ on the ground and “do what he’s told””.

He insisted that “it was necessary. I say it was proportional violence, it was a blow.” “I don’t regret doing it,” he added.

“I understand the language is not nice, but this man needed an arrest.”

The trial was adjourned until January 29.