Three police officers are to face a misconduct hearing over allegations that they used unlawful and excessive force against two children during an incident at a residential address.
PC Shaun Oblein, PC Lewis Culpitt and PC Rhianne Hennon are accused of using unlawful and excessive force against Child A and/or Child B at the home of Child A on 10 June 2022.
The hearing will also consider an allegation that PC Oblein made assumptions about one of the children based on the child’s race.
PC Oblein and PC Lewis Culpitt are further accused of providing false accounts of one child’s actions during the incident.
The children have been identified only as Child A and Child B, with no further personal details disclosed.
Metropolitan Police Service
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