7 h. ago Three Met officers face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, is handcuffed and marked with Taser

The elderly woman was handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London in 2023

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9 h. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Three Met officers facing misconduct hearing after woman, 90, marked with Taser

The woman, who had dementia, was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023.

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10 h. ago Met Police officers to face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, handcuffed and put in spit hood

A 90-year-old Black woman with dementia was ‘red-dotted’ with a Taser, handcuffed and put in a spit hood

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8 d. ago Met Police officer who called Des O’Connor’s daughter ‘hot’ faces new misconduct hearing

Detective Chief Inspector James Mason sexually harassed mugging victim Kristina O’Connor by saying she was his ‘favourite Camden victim of crime’

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1 week ago London weather: Capital faces thunderstorm as Met Office issues yellow warning

More rain could fall in just a few hours on Saturday than fell in the whole of May

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2 w. ago Met Office forecasts weekend washout with 'unseasonably windy weather' to hit UK

The Met Office says the UK will face frequent showers in the coming days

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