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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Serena Richards

Police officer who put girl in headlock found guilty of assault

Hi-vis jacket reads 'British Transport Police'.
PC Adrian Young has worked for the British Transport Police for 19 years. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

A British Transport Police officer who put a 15-year-old girl in a headlock during an arrest has been found guilty of assault.

PC Adrian Young, 48, used unlawful force in September last year at Camden Road railway station in north London, and was convicted after a trial at Westminster magistrates court.

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