Atendees of the Sarah Everard Vigil, where Ms Edmunds was arrested.
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The Metropolitan Police have agreed to pay £10,000 in damages to a woman arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard.
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Jennifer Edmunds spent the night in custody and faced charges for breaching lockdown restrictions at the Clapham Common gathering in March of 2021.
The charges were dropped the following year, and Ms Edmunds subsequently sued the Met for for breaching her human rights, false imprisonment, and assault.
Ms Edmunds was one of a number of individuals detained at the vigil, which saw police clash with attendees.
The vigil was held in memory of Sarah Everard, the 33-year-old marketing executive from Clapham who was kidnapped at murdered by serving police officer Wayne Couzens earlier that year.
The socially distanced gathering was called off by after organizers Reclaim These Streets after being threatened with a £10,000 fine.
Despite the cancellation, many attended the vigil throughout the day and evening.
Protestors gather to pay respects to Sarah Everard CREDIT: AP
The Sarah Everard memorial resulted in clashes between the Metropolitan Police and attendees due to COVID regulations, leading to the arrest of several individuals.
Ms Edmunds’ pay-out is one of three made by the Met following its handling of the vigil.
Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid, who were also arrested in 2021, have received compensation.
A Met spokesperson says that the officers who were involved acted in “good faith”.
“They acted in a way that was entirely consistent with their colleagues working across London at the time and the operational directions given by the relevant command teams”.
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StandfirstMs Edmunds, who was arrested at the vigil for Sarah Everard in 2021, sued the force for £10,000.
The Metropolitan Police have agreed to pay £10,000 in damages to a woman arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard.
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Jennifer Edmunds spent the night in custody and faced charges for breaching lockdown restrictions at the Clapham Common gathering in March of 2021.
The charges were dropped the following year, and Ms Edmunds subsequently sued the Met for for breaching her human rights, false imprisonment, and assault.
Ms Edmunds was one of a number of individuals detained at the vigil, which saw police clash with attendees.
The vigil was held in memory of Sarah Everard, the 33-year-old marketing executive from Clapham who was kidnapped at murdered by serving police officer Wayne Couzens earlier that year.
The socially distanced gathering was called off by after organizers Reclaim These Streets after being threatened with a £10,000 fine.
Despite the cancellation, many attended the vigil throughout the day and evening.
Protestors gather to pay respects to Sarah Everard CREDIT: AP
The Sarah Everard memorial resulted in clashes between the Metropolitan Police and attendees due to COVID regulations, leading to the arrest of several individuals.
Ms Edmunds’ pay-out is one of three made by the Met following its handling of the vigil.
Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid, who were also arrested in 2021, have received compensation.
A Met spokesperson says that the officers who were involved acted in “good faith”.
“They acted in a way that was entirely consistent with their colleagues working across London at the time and the operational directions given by the relevant command teams”.
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