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Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a senior police officer arrested a transgender woman because she didn t say hello when he entered the pub.
The CCTV video shows Anya Bradford being arrested by Senior Constable Mark Follingon in the Golden Fleece Hotel in Liverpool, south-west Sydney, in 2019.
Ms Bradford is intercepted by two police officers as she tries to leave the pub, with the senior constable grabbing the woman s arm to prevent her from leaving.
CCTV footage reveals the moment police intercepted Ms Bradford as she tried to leave the Golden Fleece Hotel in Sydney s south-west
An argument ensued, a Sydney court heard on Tuesday, when the 61-year-old officer asked for Ms Bradford s name and ID and was told to f off , 7News reported.
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A senior cop in Sydney, Australia has admitted to fighting and arresting a transgender woman because she didn’t say hi to him.
Senior Constable Mark Follington, 61, and his junior colleague were on a patrol in Liverpool’s Golden Fleece Hotel in May 2019 and were asking customers at the pub for their IDs. But Anya Bradford, a trans woman, got up and walked out of a gaming room. The two police officers confronted Bradford as she left the building.
According to Australia’s
7News, Bradford told Follington to “f k off” when he asked for her name. She also told the police that she didn’t have an ID and that she had a meeting to get to.