A mom mentioned that her teenage daughter tried to kill herself after she was strip-searched by Metropolitan Cops.
The mixed-race woman, 15, was held in custody for greater than 20 hours after two boys phoned police alleging that her group of associates had tried to rob them at knifepoint.
Police discovered her in possession of a sharpened stick and a small blade, which her mom mentioned she had as a result of she self-harmed.
After discovering these, her mum mentioned six officers handcuffed and forcibly stripped the woman, who was given the pseudonym Olivia to guard her establish.
Her mum, known as Lisa: ‘Olivia was truly on her interval on the time too. They usually minimize off her underwear in entrance of those grown male officers.
‘She was completely distraught.’
Lisa instructed the BBC that the expertise had a devastating affect on her daughter’s psychological well being.
‘She spent plenty of time in her room and he or she continued to self-harm in secret. After which, just a few weeks later, she tried suicide,’ she added.
Lisa mentioned she had instructed officers on the cellphone that her daughter had autism and studying difficulties, and had been self-harming.
The power confirmed the mom had made a criticism and so they have been investigating.
The report comes after a backlash over revelations that a 15-year-old woman, referred to as Youngster Q, was strip-searched by feminine Metropolitan Cops in 2020 within the information that she was menstruating after she was wrongly suspected of carrying hashish at her east London college.
Lisa instructed BBC Radio 4’s File On 4 programme that officers searched her daughter and her associates on the scene and the group have been arrested in December 2020.
Olivia later appeared in courtroom accused of possession of a bladed weapon and was discovered not responsible after magistrates accepted the gadgets have been used for self-harming, the BBC reported.
Her household are bringing a civil case in opposition to the Met and are being represented by lawyer Gail Hadfield Granger, who has been contacted for remark.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police mentioned: ‘We've got acquired a criticism from the woman’s mom, which is at the moment underneath investigation.
‘We've got additionally acquired notification of a possible civil declare and subsequently are unable to remark additional at this stage.’
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor instructed File On 4 that strip-searches assist to maintain youngsters secure whereas in custody.
‘(The) worst-case state of affairs could be that we cease strip-searching in its entirety and a younger youngster dies in custody as a result of they're in possession of a knife or medication that they use to hurt themselves,’ he mentioned.
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