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Met police put spit hood on 90-year-old woman and pointed Taser at her
Watchdog investigating incident at woman’s home in Peckham in which she was also handcuffed
@Emine_SinmazTue 30 May 2023 12.22 BST
A 90-year-old black woman was handcuffed and had a spit hood placed over her head and a Taser pointed at her by theMetropolitan police.
The woman was reportedly left with cuts and bruises to her wrists and one of her arms after being restrained at her home in Peckham, south-eastLondon, on 9 May.
She was handcuffed behind her back, had a mesh spit hood placed over her head and a Taser trained on her before she was taken to hospital without being arrested.
The Independent Office forPoliceConduct is investigating the incident. One officer has been suspended and barred from using a Taser, while five…
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