Family of black boy rammed by Met police car win fight for IOPC inquiry
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FR1C)
Watchdog to investigate why child with water pistol was knocked off bike by armed police in Hackney
The family of the black boy rammed off his bike by police who mistook his water pistol for a real gun have won their fight to have an independent investigation into the incident.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) today reversed a decision it had made twice to let the Metropolitan police investigate the actions of its own officers.
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