Student says she was punched repeatedly during arrest then strip-searched in front of male officers

Eight Metropolitan police officers are under investigation after a black female student said she was punched repeatedly while on the floor during an arrest and was later strip-searched and assaulted again.

The incident happened during lockdown in May in Lewisham, south-east London. The charges against the woman for allegedly obstructing a drugs search were later dropped.

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