⁣"New footage has shown police driving at a man moments before officers appeared to kick and stomp on his head during a dramatic Melbourne arrest yesterday afternoon.

Video of 32-year-old Heathcote Junction man Timothy Atkins’ arrest, in the northern suburb of Epping, was shot from a car by a passer-by and shared to social media on Sunday night.

Mr Atkins was being treated at the Northern Hospital in Epping for a bipolar episode this weekend when he fled, prompting staff who feared for his safety to call police.

In the footage, four officers surround the man as a siren wails, with one officer appearing to kick the man from the front while another officer behind Mr Atkins brings up one foot and appears to stomp it down on his head.

The couple who filmed the incident unleashed on social media, labelling the situation 'violent' and 'barbaric', and could be heard in the video commenting on how 'f**ked up' the scene unfolding in front of them was.

Further footage of the arrest has been shared by 7 News today, showing Mr Atkins walking along the street before he is struck by a police vehicle. News.com.au understands it happened just before he was arrested.

Speaking to 3AW’s Neil Mitchell today, Mr Atkins’ distraught father, Glenn Atkins, said he was devastated by the incident, calling it 'disgusting' and revealing his son is now in a coma as a result of the incident."

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