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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Helen William

Met Police apologise and agree to pay settlement to man injured after being struck by baton at protest

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The Metropolitan Police has apologised and agreed to pay a settlement to a man who suffered a brain injury after being struck on the head by a police baton during protests 13 years ago.

Alfie Meadows, then a 20-year-old philosophy student, was injured on December 9 2010 during a protest against tuition fees hikes.

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