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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emily Dugan

Black social worker Tasered by City of London police treated like ‘wild animal’

Edwin Afriyie.
Edwin Afriyie believes he was singled out because he was a black man driving a Mercedes coupe. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

A black social worker who was Tasered and knocked unconscious during a roadside stop says police treated him like a “wild animal.”

Edwin Afriyie, 36, is suing City of London police after suffering a head injury and suicidal thoughts following the incident.

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