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Evening Standard
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Anthony France

Met Police officer cleared of bus fare arrest ‘assault’ is facing the sack

A Metropolitan Police officer acquitted of grabbing a woman’s arm and arresting her for fare evasion is still facing the sack over his “use of force”.

PC Perry Lathwood, 51, had initially been found guilty of common assault at Westminster Magistrates’ Court over the incident in Whitehorse Road, Croydon, south London on July 21, 2023.

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