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image captionThe Met has apologised to the girl and her family for Benjamin Kemp s actions
The family of a vulnerable 17-year-old girl who was hit by a police officer with a baton 34 times has called on prosecutors to reassess the case.
The teenager, on escorted leave from a mental health unit, flagged down police after she was separated from her group.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) should review the case , her family s solicitor has said.
The incident happened in Newham in May 2019 when the girl flagged down a passing police car and told officers she was a vulnerable child with mental health problems.
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image captionThe misconduct hearing was held in private due to the wishes of the girl s family
A Met Police officer has been sacked after hitting a vulnerable teenager 34 times with a baton.
The 17-year-old girl, who was on escorted leave from a mental health unit, became distressed after becoming separated from a group in May 2019.
A misconduct panel heard PC Benjamin Kemp tried to handcuff the teenager and then used CS spray less than a metre away from her face and his baton.
Ch Supt Richard Tucker said the force used was utterly inappropriate .
The family s solicitors said it was a deeply disturbing case where a black child with learning disabilities was brutalised .
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Metropolitan PC Benjamin Kemp used CS spray and baton on 17-year-old with learning disabilities
After a secondary unit arrived, the teenager was Tasered, struck several times with a baton, handcuffed and put into a police van. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
After a secondary unit arrived, the teenager was Tasered, struck several times with a baton, handcuffed and put into a police van. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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Sat 1 May 2021 05.43 EDT
First published on Fri 30 Apr 2021 16.08 EDT
A police officer has been dismissed after hitting a vulnerable teenage girl with a baton âat least 30 timesâ, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said.
Det Ch Supt Richard Tucker is a recipient of the Queen s Police Medal.
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The borough s top police officer is named in the New Year s Honours.
Det Ch Supt Richard Tucker receives the Queen s Police Medal for distinguished service.
In his 35 years in policing, Det Ch Supt Tucker has served in a number of roles, most of which have been in east London.
He said: “Being honoured was a complete surprise and an extremely humbling moment. My first thoughts when I heard the great news was of the day my parents dropped me off at Hendon training school on a very dark and wet evening 35 years ago.