In September, London’s Metropolitan police apologised and paid out ‘substantial’ damages to Dania Al-Obeid and Patsy Stevenson, who were arrested at the 13 March 2021 vigil on Clapham Common in memory of Sarah Everard.
Also in September, the Met finally apologised and agreed to pay a six-figure sum to Alfie Meadows, who was left with severe brain damage after being hit by an officer’s baton during a student protest in 2010, when he was 20. Police had charged him with violent disorder; he was acquitted in 2013.
Also in September, Graham Smith, the head of Republic, the anti-monarchist group, sued the Met for wrongful arrest and illegal detention on the day of the king’s coronation.
Topics: Police