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10:31 AM June 4, 2021
PC Jack Wood, 26, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months
- Credit: Metropolitan Police
A serving police officer has been given a suspended jail term after being found guilty of assault on duty in Romford.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday (June 3) to be sentenced.
Wood was given six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay costs of £1,000 and a victim surcharge of £122.
Supt Jude Beehag-Fisher said: “Our initial review of the evidence found that PC Wood used force that was excessive, resulting in an injury to a member of the public.
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