Teens say they were beaten by cops in Bronx park

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By Jennifer H. Cunningham / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Three Bronx siblings say they were roughed up, then cuffed for apparently no reason Monday night — and cops punched, maced and arrested the 18-year-old who captured the fracas on video.

Lamis Chapman, 12, and Khalia Wilson, 14, were playing handball at 9:30 p.m. in a park near their home in the Lester Patterson Houses in Mott Haven.

The girls said police approached them, and told them to leave because the park was closed. Police followed them out, the girls said, and one grabbed Khalia from behind in a chokehold, wrestling her to the ground.

"They said they asked for ID. I didn't hear them," Khalia said.

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