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Child Q: Two Met Police officers committed gross misconduct during strip search of 15-year-old schoolgirl

  • A police disciplinary tribunal in South East London found PCs Kristina Linge and Rafal Szmydynski guilty of gross misconduct today over the 2020 strip search of a 15-year-old girl known as Child Q.
  • The officers incorrectly suspected Child Q of carrying cannabis and did not adhere to required protective procedures, while PC Victoria Wray was determined to have engaged in misconduct, though not to the extent of gross misconduct.
  • The search took place at a Hackney school when Child Q was removed from an exam and forced to expose intimate parts without an appropriate adult present, described as disproportionate and humiliating.
  • Amanda Rowe, director of the police oversight body, stated that officers unjustly conducted a strip search on a vulnerable child, while Commander Kevin Southworth described the incident as deeply regrettable and extended apologies to Child Q and her family.
  • The case sparked widespread public outrage and protests, caused lasting harm to Child Q's wellbeing, and damaged trust in policing, especially among Black communities across London.
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policeconduct.gov.uk broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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