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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Elderly black man who was punched by police officer wins judicial review

Errol Dixon
Errol Dixon sustained a broken nose, displaced septum and fractured a cheekbone and eye socket during the incident in south-east London in September 2021. Photograph: Instagram

The high court has overturned a decision by the police watchdog that an officer who punched an elderly black man in the face had no case to answer.

Errol Dixon, 71, sustained a broken nose, displaced septum and fractured a cheekbone and an eye socket in the incident in south-east London in September 2021. He was stopped in his car by police officers in Bromley and the primary officer held Dixon round the neck and punched him in the face.

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