Met police pay damages to black teenager ‘who had Taser pressed to neck’

Exclusive: Jamar Powell, who was 16 at the time, says he feared for his life when he was stopped and searched

The Metropolitan police have paid damages to an innocent black teenager who was stopped and searched, handcuffed, ordered to kneel in the street, and allegedly had a Taser gun pressed to his neck.

Jamar Powell, who was aged 16 when the incident happened, said he thought he was going to die, surrounded by officers - some holding firearms - and with a Taser aimed at him.