Police apologise for wrongful arrest of Rastafarian woman left naked in cell

Hertfordshire police pay £45,000 damages to Yvonne Farrell, who said officers should have respected her religion

A Rastafarian woman who sat naked in a police cell for three hours has been given £45,000 damages after she successfully sued a police force for wrongful arrest.

Yvonne Farrell told BBC Newsnight she was humiliated following her arrest by Hertfordshire police. The force has admitted it “didn’t get everything right on this occasion”.

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