Mother wrongly accused of dodging bus fare handcuffed in front of crying child

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A mother was wrongfully arrested and detained by two Metropolitan Police officers in front of her distressed child after she was falsely accused of dodging a bus fare.

Footage circulating on social media showed the young boy crying while separated from his parent as she shouted: “What the hell, get off me, what are you doing? What the f*** is going on?”