Pressure mounts on Met Police to sack copper filmed punching black teenager
by Bethany Rielly PRESSURE is mounting on the Metropolitan Police to sack a police officer filmed punching a black teenager outside a school in north London. The circulation of the video on social media sparked outrage last week, prompting protests last Friday. The Met claimed that three officers were injured after a 16-year-old was detained during a stop and search outside a school in Haringey on December 8. In a statement on December 11, police said that they circled the teenager after a crowd gathered. Four 16-year-olds were arrested during the incident and released on bail. Local...
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