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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sian Elvin

Police officers face misconduct hearing after 90-year-old woman with dementia put in spit hood

General view of a Metropolitan Police sign on the side of a BMW London Metropolitan police motorcycle - (PA Archive)

Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was “red-dotted” with a Taser, the police watchdog said.

The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.

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