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(Picture: PA Archive)A Met Police officer has been charged with false imprisonment and assault.
PC Sam Grigg, attached to the Met unit which covers Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond boroughs, was charged on Thursday.
He is to be suspended from duty due to the criminal investigation and will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
The offence was reported on Tuesday, December 6.
The alleged victim, a woman aged in her 20s, suffered minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment.
Commander Jon Savell, in charge of the Met’s professional standards team, said: “I recognise this news will cause concern and I would like to reassure the public that we took immediate steps as soon as the report was received by police.
“As criminal proceedings are now active, it would inappropriate to comment further."
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed. A referral will also be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
