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Evening Standard
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Emily Pennink

Ex-police sergeant on trial over assault on suspect amid ‘bragging culture’

Former Cambridgeshire Police sergeant Paul Street is accused of assaulting Samuel Kayode in January 2020, as well as a string of other offences (PA) - (PA Archive)

A former police sergeant assaulted a man during an arrest amid a “culture of bragging” and “intolerance” exposed on WhatsApp chat, a court has heard.

Paul Street, 41, is on trial at the Old Bailey for allegedly assaulting Samuel Kayode in January 2020.

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