More than 1,000 'bad apples' have been dumped outside New Scotland Yard by women's charity Refuge. Refuge said it wanted to highlight the scale of abuse allegations involving officers. 📲 Full story:
The apples, which were dumped on Friday morning, are made of plastic and painted to look like they are rotting.
Abigail Ampofo, director of service delivery at Refuge, said the action was aimed at encouraging "understanding, recognition and accountability" from the force. "To know that there are over 1,000 officers where there are investigations taking place or historic events, it is really difficult for women and the British public to have faith in our police service," she said.Abigail Ampofo from refuge said: "The police need to understand we are not going to accept it any more"
"One of the things we often need to say to women is, if you are in danger, if you are in an emergency, call the police - and that is an extremely mixed message given what's going on at the moment." Ms Ampofo added: "It's imperative that the police show us what they're going to do to make a difference.The Met has been contacted for a response.
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