A police sergeant violently assaulted a woman in custody: How the full story was uncovered
Cellblock footage shows a London police sergeant kick, punch, stomp and step on a 24-year-old woman, an unco-operative, intoxicated suspect who was cuffed, bound at the ankles and restrained by four other officers, who do nothing to stop the assault....
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Show Notes
Cellblock footage shows a London police sergeant kick, punch, stomp and step on a 24-year-old woman, an unco-operative, intoxicated suspect who was cuffed, bound at the ankles and restrained by four other officers, who do nothing to stop the assault.
Afterwards, the woman was charged. It was months before the truth was uncovered.
London Free Press reporter Randy Richmond doggedly pursued the story for his series on the assault and the London Police Service.
For today's show, Randy interviews the assault victim.
Background reading: We are the Cops series
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