Police Officer Guilty of Assaulting Bus Passenger During Ticket Check

Published on May 17, 2024

LONDON—A police officer has been convicted of assaulting a bus passenger after a video of him manhandling her during a routine ticket check went viral. More than 10 million people watched the video after it was posted on social media platform X in July 2023 by Saskia Cole, a Black Lives Matter activist. On Friday District Judge Tan Ikram, sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, found PC Perry Lathwood, 50, guilty of assaulting Jocelyn Agyemang on July 21, 2023 in Croydon, south London. She suffered a bruised arm during the encounter, which followed a routine checking of tickets by Transport for London (TfL) revenue protection inspectors, who were supported by police officers....

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