The Latest Breaking News from Perry Lathwood

Met officer who wrongly arrested woman for bus fare evasion keeps his job

Perry Lathwood, 51, had a conviction of assault over the incident overturned

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Misconduct proven for Met officer who called bus passenger ‘daft cow’

Footage of the incident went viral on social media.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Woman wrongly arrested over bus fare evasion tells tribunal incident was ‘scary’

Jocelyn Agyemang described the police officer who arrested her as ‘very controlling’ and ‘very dismissive’ at a misconduct hearing.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

Met police officer's conviction over assault on woman on Croydon bus quashed

Pc Perry Lathwood had been convicted of the common assault of a woman who had been travelling on a bus in Croydon in June 2023

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024

Met Police Officer fined for assault after bus fare arrest has conviction quashed

Pc Perry Lathwood was charged after he arrested a woman in Croydon which went viral on social media

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024

Woman assaulted by Met police officer says attack has ‘devastated’ her son

PC Perry Lathwood fined for assaulting Jocelyn Agyemang after wrongly suspecting her of fare evasion

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Met Police officer fined for grabbing woman in mistaken bus fare dodging arrest

Video showing passenger being wrongly arrested for fare evasion in Croydon went viral

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Met police officer fined £1,500 over woman's wrongful bus fare arrest in Croydon

Pc Perry Lathwood grabbed Jocelyn Agyemang by the arm, causing bruising injuries during the arrest in Croydon

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024

Met officer found guilty of assaulting female bus passenger

PC Perry Lathwood handcuffed Jocelyn Agyemang last year over false suspicion of fare evasion in Croydon

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Officer guilty of assault over Croydon bus fare 'huge setback' for Met as it tries to 'rebuild trust'

The verdict ‘is a huge setback’ for the Met’s ‘ability to rebuild trust with Londoners’, the assistant commissioner said

Evening Standard · May 17, 2024