Police Watchdog Recommends Gross Misconduct Charges for Child Q Officers

The Independent Office for Police Conduct says three officers involved in the strip search of 15-year-old Child Q should face gross misconduct hearings.

Undated image of a demonstration outside Stoke Newington police station in London, over the treatment of Child Q. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has recommended three officers involved in the strip searching of a 15-year-old black girl at her school in London face gross misconduct hearings.

If found guilty in relation to the incident in December 2020 the three constables could be sacked.