Injured boy ‘stopped and searched’ by Met officer he asked for help

Teenager attacked in London by rightwing opponents of Black Lives Matter movement

Rights groups have criticised police after a boy of 16, attacked by far-right opponents of a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London, said he was stopped and searched by the policeman he had asked for help.

The teenager, who is black, said that even though he had been injured in the attack, the police officer he approached for protection looked him over, searched him and told him to find medical help elsewhere.

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