Article 60JB1 Teenager brings complaint against Met police over alleged racist stereotyping

Teenager brings complaint against Met police over alleged racist stereotyping

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Diane Taylor
from World news | The Guardian on (#60JB1)

19-year-old says he was groomed into county lines crime then was treated as drug gang member by police

A black teenager who claims he has been treated as a gang member by police rather than as a victim of county lines grooming is bringing what is thought to be the first complaint of its kind against the Metropolitan police for failing to protect him.

The 19-year-old is in hiding from the gang he says kidnapped him and tried to force him to get involved in committing crimes for them.

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