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MYSTERIOUS: Sprinter said he was stopped for driving while black misconduct panel told | Mind Blowing Facts

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Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos accused police officers of detaining him for “DWB, driving while black” during a stop and search, while his partner and Team GB athlete Bianca Williams insisted they had done nothing wrong, a police misconduct panel has heard.

Mr Dos Santos and Ms Williams, who are both international athletes, believe they were racially profiled during their July 4 2020 encounter with Metropolitan Police officers as they drove to their west London home from training with their then-three-month-old son in the back seat of their Mercedes.

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