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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Middleton

Black schoolboy, 14, forced to ground by police in wrongful stop and search ‘feared he would die’

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A 14-year-old black schoolboy was handcuffed and forced to the ground by police officers, prompting fears from the child’s mother that her son would be “the next George Floyd”.

De-shaun Joseph was stopped by police and wrestled to the floor as he was walking home in Croydon, south London, after officers said his clothing matched the description of a suspect who had stolen a mobile phone.

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