These are the shocking injuries suffered by an innocent black teenager when a cop bludgeoned him with a flashlight.

The teen was injured after a chase by Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer Sean McCamman, and his parents have now launched a lawsuit against the force.

The officer then hit the boy with the bulb end of the flashlight, and pictures show blood pouring from his head and stitches on his scalp after the incident in June 2014.

These are the shocking injuries suffered by an innocent black teenager known as DB when a cop bludgeoned him with a flashlight

The boy, who was 15 at the time, needed stitches in his head (left) after the cop hit him multiple times with the bulb end of the flashlight (right), a lawsuit claims

As a result, the family claim he suffers from severe headaches and muscle spasms, nausea, vomiting and speech problems, his attorneys said.

His mother, Natalie Thompson, said it has delayed his graduation and that DB, a talented athlete, has lost his places on sports teams.

'My son's injuries are so severe that he will never fully heal mentally, physically, or emotionally. He, myself, and our family are devastated by the abusive beating that a minor child endured,' she said.

She added: 'The officers involved have no concept of the severity of their actions. No one is above the law. We are all accountable for our actions.'

The officer caught him trying to scale a fence, threw him on the ground face-first and then started to bludgeon him with the flashlight, according to the lawsuit

The boy, referred to as DB, was standing in a group of five and the officer chased him after vague reports of a black male carrying a gun, according to the lawsuit.

The officer caught him trying to scale a fence, threw him on the ground face-first and then started to bludgeon him with the flashlight.

The boy is pictured with handcuffs on and injuries to his hand after the incident in June last year

He was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon after prosecutors argued that a gun found nearby belonged to him.

DB, who was just 15 at the time, was later cleared of all the charges, after the judge ruled the officer did not have reasonable grounds to suspect him of a charge, in March.

The teenager was cleared of the gun charges two months later.

His lawyers - Heath and Joshua Blanchard of Miel & Carr - are now claiming that the officer used 'unreasonable and excessive force'.

In the lawsuit, they say: 'Strikes to the head with a blunt object are considered to be deadly force as a matter of law. No crime having been committed, the force was unnecessary, illegal, excessive and a violation of D.B.’s civil rights.'

Keeley Heath from the firm: 'It is devastating to watch the continued abuse by the police of young people, of African-Americans, and to see, as in this case, no consequence to the officers.

'As long as our system continues to fail to hold police officers accountable, the abuse of minorities, young people, and the mentally ill will continue.'

The firm, which specializes in police misconduct cases, said: 'They want to see change with the racist practices of the Grand Rapids Police Department that have been prevalent for some time.'