Strip-search police told girl she may be arrested
- An officer admitted to failings during the strip search of a 15-year-old Black schoolgirl, known as Child Q, but denied discriminatory actions, according to the misconduct panel.
- TDC Kristina Linge informed Child Q she might be arrested if she refused the search, although there was no threat of arrest.
- Child Q was subjected to a strip search by officers after her school mistakenly suspected her of carrying cannabis on December 3, 2020.
- The search continued despite Child Q informing the officers she was menstruating, and it is alleged that her treatment was disproportionate given her age and race.
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Child Q told she ‘may be arrested’ if she did not consent to search, panel hears
The girl, known as Child Q, was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 3 2020 after being suspected of carrying cannabis.
·London, United Kingdom
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An officer who strip searched a 15-year-old black schoolgirl has admitted a series of failings in her handling of the incident, but denied her actions were discriminatory, a misconduct panel has heard.
·London, United Kingdom
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