UK NEWS: BRIXTON RESIDENTS VOICE CONCERNS OVER VIOLENT ARREST

August 20, 2012

Last night concerned residents stood outside Brixton Police Station and voiced concerns over the arrest of a mentally ill man in his fifties. The Brixton Blog reports that residents claim the police used “unacceptable” force while arresting a man in Windrush Square. Eyewitnesses said the man was put in a choke hold by officers. “Three officers were holding this man. They pushed him to the ground. “One officer choked him by holding his forearm across the man’s throat. Then another officer stamped on him. The […]