Having visited a friend at a block of apartments, my client, Mohammed Khan was stood on the forecourt of the premises when suddenly two unmarked vans arrived from which five or six armed men jumped out.
One approached Mohammed and without warning used the butt of his gun to strike him just above the right ear. The blow caused Mohammed to fall to the ground whereupon the men then struck Mohammed a second time again to the right ear.
Mohammed adopted a foetal position and could taste blood in his mouth. He became aware of other men trying to seize and pull his limbs. He felt multiple kicks to his heels, ribs and left hip.
The man who had struck Mohammed now struck him a third time, this time to the right cheek, again with the butt of his gun, shouting “Fucking cunt move.”
It soon became clear that the men were Metropolitan Police officers although no officer identified himself to Mohammed nor was any officer’s identity apparent from his attire.
A plain clothes officer now approached Mohammed and said to his colleagues, “It’s not even fucking him.”
Mohammed was taken to hospital where he received treatment. By reason of the assault, Mohammed sustained a permanent unsightly curved scar to the right side of his cheek, a permanent scar to his left cheek, a permanent scar to his right earlobe an injury to his chest and generalised soft tissue injuries.
Following treatment, Mohammed was driven to Belgravia Police Station where he was informed that he had been arrested on suspicion of possession of ammunition – because the same had been recovered near the location of his arrest.
Following process, interview and a lengthy period in custody, Mohammed was then released. Several weeks later, he was advised that no further action would be taken against him.
A complaint investigation by the then Police Watchdog the (IPCC) exonerated the officer’s conduct and Mohammed therefore sought accountability and compensation by pursuing a civil claim.
The Metropolitan Police denied liability but eventually and shortly before trial, agreed a settlement of £20,000 plus costs.
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