Burger battle turns ugly at Tecoma as police clash with anti-Macca's protesters POLICE have clashed with a protester on stilts at the controversial Tecoma McDonald's site as demolition work finally got underway this morning. Video obtained from the 'No Maccas in Tecoma' protesters shows police set upon a male protester on wooden stilts, pulling him to the ground as he approached the hoarding fence surrounding the construction site. Activists uploaded the video to YouTube, adding a title claiming a protester was assaulted by police. The protester Sandor, who did not wish to reveal his last name, was left shaken and limping with a bruised hip, lacerations on his back, a lump on his head and bruising under his arms, his sister Melinda Carey said. His jacket and shirt were entirely torn off. Ms Carey said she had to drive the 33-year-old straight to a doctor before taking him to buy new clothes. They would then go to the Knox police station to make a complaint. "It was horrendous," Ms Carey said. He was doing nothing wrong at all - just taking footage of the site over the fence. Sergeant Mick Hall of the Belgrave Police confirmed the incident, but could not offer any other details as he was not on site to witness it. Musicians Rob and Fabric entertain people with some songs at the protest site. 'No Maccas' spokeswoman Peta Freeman said police told protesters they acted because the man could have used the stilts to jump the hoarding fence around the site. Police had earlier tried to push him down when he first put on the stilts, she said. The video footage shows a policeman with the word "commander" on his vest stepping in front of Sandor as he gets close to the fence and attempting to pull him down. Other officers and security guards then step in to help pull the protester down onto the bonnet of a car before dragging him a couple of metres along the ground. Fellow protesters then move in to get police away from Sandor. Protesters at the Maccas standoff. When they do so, he appears dazed with his shirt and vest ripped off. Ms Freeman said the incident was isolated in an otherwise calm day on site. Protesters shed tears this morning as a BR Demolition excavator tore down two buildings making way for the new fast food outlet. Ms Freedman said it was "difficult" to see the old Saffron Cottage restaurant and Hazelvale Dairy building destroyed, as they were about 100 years old and part of Tecoma's history. "There are a lot of tears," she said. People are singing, trying to keep the spirits up. We'll continue to protest. This is nowhere near the end. About 100 protesters returned to the site today and watched the demolition from the sidelines, Ms Freedman said. Sgt Hall said about 20 local police officers were also at the site to "monitor the situation" as the buildings came down. They would remain on site throughout the demolition works until "things quieten down," he said.