My Uncle Pat & Aunty Sue were victims of severe police brutality in this country.
Sir David Tudor Price, the Old Bailey judge presiding over the case ruled that the police had been ‘disgraceful’ and behaved ‘oppressively and in abuse of their powers.’
My Uncle was a Rastafarian who was confined to a wheelchair... he was dragged from his car, dropped to the floor in a police van and verbally and physically assaulted. My aunt was verbally, physically and sexually assaulted.
“Mr Wilson had been unlawfully arrested, maliciously prosecuted, falsely imprisoned, and for good measure assaulted, and that Miss Farbridge had been unlawfully arrested, falsely imprisoned and likewise (and humiliatingly) assaulted.” (Bernard Levin 1985.
My Aunty Sue passed away during lockdown. My Uncle passed away a few years ago. They were the most loving people and are missed every day. I shared their story for the first time during Black History Month last year at @middletemple
I used to cry every time I spoke about it.
Here is the article that has recently resurfaced about their case. Thank you to the person who wrote and shared it.
hydeparknow.uk/2020/07/14/cop…
It breaks my heart to know that this is just as relevant today as it was almost 40 years ago.
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