Child Q strip-search officer admits failings
Summary
A police officer admitted she failed in her duties during a strip-search of a 15-year-old girl at a London school in 2020. The girl, suspected of carrying cannabis, was found to have no drugs. The officer and two colleagues are accused of misconduct related to the search.Key Facts
- A 15-year-old black girl, called Child Q, was strip-searched by police at her school in Hackney, London, in 2020.
- The police suspected Child Q of having cannabis, but no drugs were found.
- Det Con Kristina Linge, one of the officers involved, admitted she acted wrongly and apologized.
- Two other officers, PC Victoria Wray and PC Rafal Szmydynski, are also accused of breaking professional standards.
- All three officers deny serious misconduct charges.
- Det Con Linge stated she made efforts to minimize embarrassment for the girl during the search.
- The school's deputy safeguarding manager was present outside the room during the search.
- Det Con Linge confessed that police training for such searches was not adequate.
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