PC who PAVA sprayed man hanging from building avoids jail

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PC who PAVA sprayed man hanging from building avoids jail

District judge Louisa Cieciora told Met PC Luke Wenham that he was handed a one-year community order because his actions were not a 'deliberate or malicious use of power'.

Date - 26th July 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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A Met officer who PAVA sprayed a man who was climbing down a drainpipe to avoid arrest has avoided jail - despite Scotland Yard admitting that his response was “completely disproportionate”. During the incident in August last year,...

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