The image of a young woman being pinned to the floor by police during a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard came - for many - to symbolise a Met Police completely out of touch with the people it's supposed to protect.
The image of a young woman being pinned to the floor by police during a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard came – for many – to symbolise a Met Police completely out of touch with the people it’s supposed to protect.
After years spent defending their heavy-handed response – on the grounds the gathering broke covid rules – Scotland Yard today apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages to the woman in the photo, along with another also handcuffed and arrested at the event in March 2021.
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