PROSECUTORS in Los Angeles were yesterday deciding whether to seek a retrial, after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of apoliceman who was caught on video assaulting a handcuffed black teenager.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles were today deciding whether to seek a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of a policeman who was caught on video assaulting a handcuffed black teenager.

A WHITE police officer videotaped punching a black teenager during an arrest in Los Angeles has been charged with assault.

A white police officer videotaped punching a black teenager during an arrest in Los Angeles has been charged with assault.