She had been arrested when she tried to hang herself in hospital after the mental health team refused to admit her. Police charged her with criminal damage and took her into custody in an extremely vulnerable state, then attacked her. After her bra and trousers were forcibly removed, she was pepper-sprayed in the eyes; officers also reportedly asked the woman if she was a ‘Mr or Mrs today’ and repeatedly referred to her as ‘he’, despite her identity documents clearly stating she was female. CCTV footage corroborated the woman’s account and the police subsequently admitted to assault and
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