Met police officer sacked after punching handcuffed black child in the face
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#61EZM)
Steve Martin found guilty of gross misconduct after punching and verbally abusing 15-year-old boy
A Metropolitan police officer who punched a handcuffed black child in the face has been sacked.
PC Steven Martin, who was serving in the firearms command, also verbally abused the 15-year-old despite him not resisting, as he tried to arrest him, believing he was a suspect in a knifepoint robbery.
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