NEW: I've just spoken to Georgina, 27, who was at the vigil last night
On the way home, she was flashed by a man next to Clapham Common
She alleged that she told a nearby policeman about it and was dismissed: "No, we’ve had enough tonight with the rioters" #ReclaimTheseStreets
On the way home, she was flashed by a man next to Clapham Common
She alleged that she told a nearby policeman about it and was dismissed: "No, we’ve had enough tonight with the rioters" #ReclaimTheseStreets
Georgina says a policewoman initially said she would check it out - but was effectively over-ruled by the male officer next to her. "He started moving the team into the van"
"I was just shocked to be told essentially to go away. Even if they said ‘were not going to go into it but we’ll walk you, that would have been something"
She has reported the officer's alleged conduct to the Met, who have arranged a meeting
She has reported the officer's alleged conduct to the Met, who have arranged a meeting
Georgina lives near where Sarah Everard was last seen.
"You shouldn’t be scared around the police – you should feel protected. That’s not what happened. That's a shame," she tells @_LambethLife
"You shouldn’t be scared around the police – you should feel protected. That’s not what happened. That's a shame," she tells @_LambethLife
On the police response: "What are they trained to do? What happened makes me feel really unsafe.
"I lived 5 mins away – if they’d just said they’d walk me to a better lit area that would have been fine...It would be nice for the police to help"
"I lived 5 mins away – if they’d just said they’d walk me to a better lit area that would have been fine...It would be nice for the police to help"
It's not the first time Georgina has been flashed on Clapham Common. Around last September, "a man was passed out - he had been touching himself. I had to walk around him," she says
"There's lots of drug usage here. It's a systemic issue. We need more money for mental health"
"There's lots of drug usage here. It's a systemic issue. We need more money for mental health"
If you were at the vigil last night and want to share your experience or views on what happened, get in touch josiah@lambethlife.com
UPDATE: Statement from the Met police just now
"We are aware of a report that she tried to report this incident at the time to officers in the area – this will be looked at"
"We are aware of a report that she tried to report this incident at the time to officers in the area – this will be looked at"
"Looked at" - that could mean anything from reading an email to launching a full blown inquiry/investigation...
Something tells me it won't be the latter...
To those saying Georgina doesn't exist or trying to cast doubt on this:
a) I've interviewed her
b) the Met police have literally responded and confirmed the report
c) You are the problem
#ReclaimTheseStreets
a) I've interviewed her
b) the Met police have literally responded and confirmed the report
c) You are the problem
#ReclaimTheseStreets
Update on a separate story I've been looking into:
https://twitter.com/josiahmortimer/status/1371175424487788545
UPDATE: Lambeth cllr tells me Cabinet Member for community safety Jacqui Dyer 'has had a full assurance that the incident is being thoroughly investigated'
NEW: Two female police officers visited Georgina last night (was meant to be Tuesday) after this story went viral
She says they were professional and apologised for the allegedly dismissive response of the male officer
She says they were professional and apologised for the allegedly dismissive response of the male officer
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