A man is demanding answers after sharing distressing footage of his elderly dad collapsing and suffering spasms as he's arrested for failing to wear a face mask in public.
The stomach-churning incident was filmed on Monday morning in Brisbane's Botanic Gardens after Queensland's lockdown was extended to stem the spread of Covid in the community.
According to the man's son, who shared the footage online, he suffers from a medical condition that causes him breathing difficulties and heart problems.
During the arrest, he fell to the floor and started to spasm, gasping for air and flailing as he tried to reach for his backpack - which contained his medication.
Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that an ambulance was called and paramedics 'did not identify a medical issue', but that he was taken to hospital as a precaution.
The distressing scenes were filmed by the man's partner and left his son feeling rattled and helpless when he was eventually notified.
Video appears to show four police officers questioning the man as they arrest him and lead him away from the park for failing to answer their questions 'reasonably'.
The woman repeatedly told officers that the man had an exemption and tried to provide personal details.
But an officer was recorded stating that he 'was not confident [the man] would comply with directives' if he were to remove the handcuffs.
According to the man's son, he is required to carry medication with him at all times and had a legitimate medical exemption from wearing the face mask.
'He was interrogated as to why he was there, what he was doing and why he wasn't wearing a mask... he answered all of these questions,' the man said.
As the man was led away from the park in handcuffs, the footage shows him dramatically dropping to the floor and beginning to spasm.
The officers immediately respond, trying to turn the man on his side as his partner screams for help, explaining that there is medication in a pocket of his bag.
Do you believe me now you pr***s?,' she asked, before instructing an officer to make room so that she can administer the dose for him.
'Here, let me do it, darling... Absolutely disgraceful.'
An officer was filmed explaining that he was legally not allowed to administer the medication, while a female cop reassured the woman that an ambulance had been called.
