The police said they intervened at a service of a church on Balham High Road. Image detail: Met Police Officers with the Metropolitan Police shut down a Good Friday service in Balham yesterday (Friday, April 2) after saying the congregation had breached coronavirus safety rules. Footage purportedly showing the moment police shut down the service circulated on social media on Friday and Saturday, prompting a response from Met Police in Wandsworth. Reportedly the church in question was the Christ the King Polish Roman Catholic Church in Balham, which lies on Balham High Road where police said their intervention took place. You may have seen video showing police officers at one of a series of church services in #Balham. Please see our statement below. pic.twitter.com/YXzmDO9Trn— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) April 3, 2021