Met strip-searches of two 16-year-old boys to be investigated by IOPC

Boys understood to have been searched in Ilford and Bethnal Green without appropriate adult present

Two more incidents involving the strip-search of children by the Metropolitan police will be investigated by its watchdog as the fallout from the Child Q case continues.

The investigations launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) both involve 16-year-old boys who are understood to have been strip-searched in custody in 2020 without an appropriate adult present: one at Ilford police station in January and the other at Bethnal Green police station in October.

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paus4d
paus4d
8 months ago

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Paus4d
Paus4d
8 months ago

Your article sheds light on an important issue that needs more attention. Thank you for bringing awareness to it.