The Independent Office for Police Conduct said on Wednesday it is investigating Met Police officers for potential criminal offences as well as gross misconduct.
Six police officers could face criminal charges after a 91-year-old woman with dementia was put in a spit hood, handcuffed and had a Taser pointed at her.
The elderly woman was “distressed” and allegedly spat at one officer when they were called to her home in Peckham, south-east London, on May 9. Top news stories today Six officers are being investigated for potential breaches of standards of professional behaviour, and the possible criminal offences of assault and false imprisonment.
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