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Met police officer who slapped face of boy, 16, found guilty of assault

Met police officer who slapped face of boy, 16, found guilty of assault



PC Sevda Gonen hit the boy ‘multiple times’ in the back of a police van as he was being taken to hospitalA police officer who slapped a 16-year-old boy with mental health difficulties “multiple times in the face” as he was being transported to a hospital in London has been found guilty of assault.The judge, Briony Clarke, found Metropolitan police constable Sevda Gonen guilty of assault for striking the boy “multiple times in the face with an open palm” after “she allowed her frustrations to get the better of her” on 13 November 2023. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/met-police-officer-who-slapped-boy-16-in-face-found-guilty-of-assault

Author : Nadeem Badshah

Publish date : 2024-12-20 19:14:02

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