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PC fined for assaulting woman in wrongful Croydon bus fare arrest

Lathwood was found guilty of assault in May and was sentenced on Friday.

During the trial, Paul Jarvis, prosecuting, said Ms Agyemang was dropping her son off at her mother’s house on 21 July before heading to an appointment in Marylebone scheduled for 12:30 BST.

After she and her son disembarked the bus at about 11:00, she was asked to show she had paid her fare by a bus inspector.

“She does not hand it over and she walks off,” Mr Jarvis told the court.

“It is at this moment that PC Lathwood becomes involved.”

He said Lathwood put a hand on her, but she moved away, so he then grabbed her arm and arrested her for fare evasion.

A crowd gathered, with people filming the officer and asking him why he had arrested her.

Mr Jarvis said Lathwood continued to hold her, demanding she tap her Oyster card. He also handcuffed her.

Another officer took her Oyster card from her hand and went away with it to see if she had paid.

She was de-arrested at the scene after the force confirmed Ms Agyemang had paid her fare.


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