A teenager claims police called him ‘a monkey’ and beat him up after arresting him simply for wearing an expensive watch.
Daniel Davies, 16, said he has lost all faith in the Met following the incident, which saw him locked up overnight on suspicion of handling stolen goods, before being released without charge.
“Can’t a black man walk down the street wearing a nice watch without them [the police] looking at you a funny way?” he said.
“Do I have faith in the police? No way. I’ve lost all faith in them.”
The college student from Wembley, who has no criminal record, intends on making an official complaint after he was arrested while on route to his sister’s house.
He said he was talking to a friend in his car when the pair were stopped and searched by five police officers, and arrested him when they saw his GrandMaster watch, which he had bought at a store in Harlesden with money saved from his paper round and birthday presents.
He claims he was dragged into a cell at Wembley Police Station and racially abused by an officer.
“One of them punched me and I looked up at him and asked ‘did you just punch me in the stomach’ and he said ‘yeah I f*****g punched you,” he said.
“I also overheard one of them calling me a monkey. I was so vexed.”
His mother Lurline Wright has vowed to get answers about his alleged treatment, and plans to hold a demonstration outside the police station.
Brent Police deny Mr Davies’ s allegations, saying he was restrained by officers after he became violent and refused to return to the youth detention room.
Superintendent Nick Davies said: “A risk assessment was also completed for him, as well as an appropriate level of care which was provided during his time in police custody.
“At this stage no official complaint has been received by police. Should a complaint be made, we will investigate it appropriately.
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