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PC Rowbotham again asserted that there was “a smell of Cannabis” coming from Zac’s car and that Zac’s demeanour when getting out of his car was not “a normal person’s demeanour” in that Zac was “confrontational” , and that as such PC Rowbotham believed Zac was going to “make off” which “is usually the response of somebody that has drugs secreted on themselves……”. As a result of audits, it has been established that on 05/11/2022 at 21:42hrs and 06/11/2022 at 04:12hrs, whilst on duty, you checked the nominal record of [Adam] . In a state of shock, Ehab immediately remonstrated, whereupon PC Langford seized Ehab from behind, in a head lock manoeuvre, and took him to the ground. PC Miller approached Peter’s ground-floor flat and opened a window; through that window he spoke to my client, who was inside the flat, and who stated that he did not wish to discuss the matter.

She received an unsympathetic response, with PC “A” not only urging Rebecca to immediately cease contact with Andrew – but in fact threatening Rebecca with action for having herself disclosed the information to Andrew. It need hardly be added that the subsequent prosecution of Peter failed at trial, and he was completely exonerated from any wrongdoing.Simon had also developed an anxiety about security guards and was now hyper-vigilant of any security guard who was similar in appearance to the man who had assaulted him. As he exited the plane, Ross was obliged to show his passport, whereupon he was arrested by Police Officers for ‘failing to attend’ Hastings Magistrates’ Court in April 2023.

When Jervon then asked if he was actually under arrest PC Doyle repeatedly reiterated that Jervon was “detained”, as if this were some lawful alternative to arrest. It is my view that this matter would be more appropriately dealt with as a performance matter with the officer being subject of Practice Requiring Improvement under the Reflective Practice Review Process framework.See my previous blog here about the ‘necessity criteria’ for arrest and why Officers must always consider less intrusive means of investigating an alleged offence than arrest. While in the cell, due to the shock and distress he was experiencing at the treatment he had received, Jervon experienced thoughts of self-harm, to such a degree that he tied items of clothing around his neck. When Jervon noticed what PC Doyle was doing, he asserted that the driving licence was his and told PC Doyle that he was stealing. When viewing the room Mr Clasp informed Adam that a police officer, PC Roose of West Yorkshire Police, also resided in the house, however Adam did not actually meet PC Roose. This is because the conduct alleged is limited to a single incident and appears to have been conducted in good faith (albeit inappropriately).

When a Police National Computer (PNC) check on Dean’s details revealed that he was currently under bail conditions to reside at a specified address in Widnes, the officers now informed Dean that he was being further arrested for “breach of bail conditions” – to which he correctly pointed out that despite the late hour, he was not breaching those conditions as he was manifestly neither ‘living nor sleeping’ at the airport terminal. Until the Police significantly sharpen up their data recording practices and staff training, however, I can only see this type of absurd and abusive airport departure – into unlawful custody- continuing time and time again. Peter initially went to the Police Complaints system for redress, only to have his complaint rejected by Wiltshire Police Professional Standards, who in their response deployed that robotic- sounding, passive-aggressive mantra : “ The service provided was acceptable. Through no fault of his own, Adam had once again found himself the victim of Police misconduct, heightening his distrust of the police. Their sense of safety and security in their own home had been grossly violated and Emily’s own trauma was multiplied by her awareness of her children’s upset and her desperate wish to protect them.Accordingly, he advised that he would get out of his vehicle and turned off the engine, undid his seatbelt and wound up the driver’s window. PC Miller then took a leaf out of the burglar’s book and climbed into Peter’s property through the window, completely uninvited.

Ross was then immediately released and the underlying proceedings against him adjourned to a later date. Fortunately, there are other ways to uphold the law – because we don’t just have criminal justice, we have civil justice as well. I would here observe that Professional Standards Department investigators commonly behave in this manner, as if they are the advocates of the Officers complained about and opponents of the complainants). When asked about any previous convictions, Adam was upfront and honestly informed Mr Clasp of his sole previous conviction for drink driving.

The officers seemed unhappy that Jervon was not talking to them, despite also acknowledging that he was not under any obligation to talk to them. PC Healey approached my client (who is white, not black), and who was sitting peacefully on an airport bench. However, Jervon begins this New Year substantially better off than the last one, as I have just settled his claim against the Met for a five-figure sum of damages, but, more importantly, I have helped him to make his voice heard, to achieve accountability from those in power and a sense of justice being done; because despite the way the Police treated him, he is, like all of us, a first-class citizen. Sadly, both of these Police vices came together in the Met’s grossly abusive treatment of my client Jervon a black Caribbean man who is vulnerable by reason of several mental health issues and was, to all intents and purposes, criminalised by the Met Police solely because of that vulnerability. PC Miller spoke to a female officer and confirmed to her that no ‘knife’ had actually been seen, even on the complainant’s own account.