Police settle claims over alleged assaults on Bristol protesters

Exclusive: protesters say they were assaulted by officers at peaceful kill the bill' demonstration in March 2021

A police force has paid damages to protesters who allege they were assaulted by officers when they broke up a peaceful kill the bill" demonstration in Bristol.

One of the protesters alleges that an officer struck him in the face with a shield, leaving him scarred, and a second claims she struggled to breathe when she was crushed beneath two police shields. They say they witnessed another protester being dragged along the ground by his long hair.