City of London police agree to pay our client £23,000 compensation

Our Actions Against the Police are delighted to confirm settlement of our clients claim v City of London Police.

A very dubious arrest

Our client was out on a work do in the City when he was grabbed by City of London police and forcibly detained and then arrested. The polices use of force resulted in the dislocation of our clients index finger and severing of the tendon. He was taken to Bethnal Green Police Station with blood dripping from his wound. Rather than bringing him inside the police station, officers got the Forensic Medical Examiner to come out and look at the injury. The FME promptly  advised that our client needed to get to hospital immediately. Only at this point was he released from handcuffs.

He was taken to Royal London and remained in police custody until a consultant confirmed that he required immediate surgery. At this point he was street-bailed. On returning to the police station by appointment, he was interviewed as a volunteer and Hulusi Ali represented him. He denied any offence and provided police with contact details for multiple witnesses to the incident, none of whom police spoke to before confirming that they were going to take no further action.

An official complaint against the police

Our client then lodged a formal police complaint, which was not upheld, other than noting that he might have been released from the handcuffs sooner. Hulusi then advised our client to contact Duncan Burtwell from our Actions Against the Police team. This was because Hulusi had viewed the police body worn video footage of the arrest and had formed the view that it did not support the police allegation that our client had assaulted the officers.  We threatened to sue for false imprisonment, assault and negligence. Rather than take the matter to court, the City of London police have agreed to pay our client compensation of £23,000.