Travellers bring legal action after Manchester police allegedly forced children on to trains
by Hannah Al-Othman North of England corespondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6T2F0)
Allegations include false imprisonment, negligence, excessive use of force, and safeguarding failures
Representatives for Gypsy and Traveller children who were allegedly forced on to trains and prevented from visiting Manchester's Christmas markets have instructed human rights lawyers to bring a complaint against Greater Manchester police (GMP).
The Traveller Movement, a national charity, has instructed Ryan Bradshaw, a human rights partner at Leigh Day, to bring a complaint against the force on several grounds, with allegations including false imprisonment, negligence, excessive use of force, and safeguarding failures.
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