California cop placed on leave after cellphone footage shows him punching a woman in her HEAD

A California police officer was restrained by his fellow cops after he repeatedly pummeled a woman during an arrest Wednesday.

The Westminster Police officer has been placed on administrative leave while an internal affairs investigation takes place, TMZ reports. He has not been identified.

Cellphone footage shows the officer and another cop forcibly take the handcuffed woman down before he starts punching her in the head. A third officer immediately scolds the officer as his peers push him away from the woman.

The Westminster Police officer has been placed on administrative leave while an internal affairs investigation takes place for the Wednesday incident

She can be heard cursing at the man for punching her in the head.

The WPD Internal Affairs Division is also in talks with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office to determine whether criminal charges will be warranted for the officer’s use of force.

Police were called to the home after getting calls that a female adult suspect was assaulting another woman who was trying to rescue a dog running in the street.

Cellphone footage shows the officer and another cop forcibly take the woman down before he starts punching her in the head

A third officer immediately scolds the officer as his peers push him away from the woman

Authorities said that they believed the suspect exhibited signs of being under the influence and became combative with officers while they waited for paramedics,

A WPD Officer “used force and struck [the woman] two times in the face with his first. Two WPD Officers immediately intervened and deescalated the situation,’ when trying to control the situation.

The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital but was later booked into the Orange County jail.

The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital but was later booked into the Orange County jail