NSW Police Commissioner says officer who threw Indigenous teen to ground during Surry Hills arrest 'had a bad day'

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NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says the officer filmed throwing an Indigenous teenager to the ground during an arrest in Sydney this week "had a bad day".

Jamie McKinnell and Sarah Thomas report for ABC News.

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