Black teen wrongly arrested over mother’s suicide attempt wins payout of up to £130k from Met Police (opens original article in a new tab)

A Black teenager wrongly arrested for his mother's suicide attempt received a £130k payout from the Met Police after a jury found racial discrimination in his arrest and detention.

• A Black teenager was wrongly arrested for his mother's suicide attempt and received a £130k payout from the Met Police.
• The jury found the police discriminated against the 16-year-old due to his race, treating him less favorably than a non-Black boy.
• The case highlighted racial bias in policing, with the teenager being prematurely criminalized as a 'child in crisis'.