Two Met officers dismissed for gross misconduct after strip-search of black schoolgirl Disciplinary hearing finds police officers’ search of Child Q, 15, was disproportionate and humiliating The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025
Met Officers finally face justice after ‘humiliating’ strip search of 15 year old The incident has had a "long-lasting impact on her wellbeing." We Got This Covered · Jun 26, 2025
Child Q: 'I don't know if I'm going to feel normal again' says woman as Met officers sacked over strip search A disciplinary hearing found search by three officers at school in Hackney was ‘unnecessary, inappropriate and disproportionate’ Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025
Race and lack of accountability involved in Child Q strip search, tribunal hears A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis. Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025
Child Q: Officer who strip searched girl thought she was ‘doing the right thing’ The 15-year-old was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
Child Q told she ‘may be arrested’ if she did not consent to search, panel hears The girl, known as Child Q, was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 3 2020 after being suspected of carrying cannabis. Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
Child Q: Officer admits failings during strip-search of Black schoolgirl The Met Police officer says the incident was mishandled but denies her actions were discriminatory The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
School deputy safeguard did not expect girl, 15, to be strip searched by police The schoolgirl was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis in December 2020. The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Child Q: Black schoolgirl, 15, ‘demeaned and physically violated’ by Met Police strip search, misconduct hearing told Three officers face gross misconduct hearing over strip search of London schoolgirl on her period wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Black schoolgirl, 15, ‘demeaned and physically violated’ by police strip search The schoolgirl was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis in December 2020. The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Cops Accused of Forcing Black Teen Girl to Expose 'Intimate Parts' During 'Unjustified' Strip-Search Face Misconduct Investigation Three cops will face a misconduct trial in June for subjecting a Black teen girl to a humiliating strip-search at school because they believed she was carrying cannabis, which was never found. Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025
Three Met police officers to face misconduct hearing over Child Q search The officers conducted the search on December 3 2020 on suspicion of the black girl, previously referred to as Child Q, possessing cannabis. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
Met officers facing sack over school strip-search of Child Q revealed Constables Kristina Linge, Victoria Wray and Rafal Szmydynski will appear before a three-week gross misconduct hearing starting on June 2 Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025