{"id":19230,"date":"2024-11-27T14:54:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19230"},"modified":"2024-11-27T14:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:54:44","slug":"officer-investigated-over-netflix-actors-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19230","title":{"rendered":"Officer investigated over Netflix actor's arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reece Richards made a formal complaint to the police and the police watchdog about the arrest<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A Metropolitan Police officer is under criminal investigation for potential assault after Sex Education star Reece Richards claimed he was injured during a wrongful arrest in west London.<\/p>\n

The actor wrote in a post on Instagram that as he was returning home after starring in West End musical Hairspray on 4 September, he was sprayed with an incapacitating liquid, thrown to the ground and kicked by officers who had mistaken him for a suspect.<\/p>\n

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had advised one officer “they were under criminal investigation”, as well as also being investigated for potential gross misconduct.<\/p>\n

Another officer is being investigated for potential misconduct, it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A video, shared on social media by Mr Richards, appeared to show a number of police officers holding an individual to the floor<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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Netflix star Richards said he had witnessed a car crash after which two men had fled on foot, and he had then pointed to police where they had run.<\/p>\n

However, he wrote that the four officers had instead restrained him by sitting on him, which worsened existing injuries to his back, ribs and stomach.<\/p>\n

“In a flash, I was face-down on the pavement with multiple officers holding me down, forcing my head into the ground,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t see anything, but I could hear my mum nearby, screaming and crying, begging them to let me go.<\/p>\n

“That feeling of helplessness will never leave me. The whole experience was embarrassing, deeply upsetting, and exhausting.”<\/p>\n

In response, the Met said the officers were pursuing a suspected stolen car with false plates before the incident involving Richards, who has accused the force of “racial profiling”.<\/p>\n

The Met has previously admitted pepper spray had been used during the arrest and said its Directorate of Professional Standards had been informed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for police watchdog, the IOPC, said its investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n

“The investigation is looking into the use of force by Met Police officers during the arrest of a man, who was later de-arrested,” they said.<\/p>\n

“In November, we advised an officer that they were under criminal investigation for the potential offence of common assault.<\/p>\n

“The same officer is also being investigated for potential gross misconduct and a second officer is being investigated for potential misconduct.<\/p>\n

“This does not mean that disciplinary or criminal proceedings will necessarily follow.<\/p>\n

“At the end of our investigation, we will decide whether any officers should face disciplinary proceedings and whether any referral should be made to the Crown Prosecution Service.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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