A Metropolitan Police officer who allegedly assaulted a teenager who called him a “fat arse” has been cleared of misconduct.
PC Stephen Evans was involved in an incident with the then-13-year-old on 4 November 2022.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told a previous hearing that the officer took him “by the throat” and threw him onto a concrete driveway.
PC Evans said that he took the teenager by the lapels of his coat, telling him “You can’t say that to me, what have you done”.
The officer said he was “gobsmacked” that the boy said “have a nice life, fat arse” to him.
As he was cleared of misconduct, PC Evans cried.
At the hearing in west London, the panel heard that PC Evans had worked in the police force for 24 years and has previously worked at Downing Street.
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StandfirstThe then-13-year-old boy called PC Stephen Evans a "fat arse" during a disagreement in 2022.
A Metropolitan Police officer who allegedly assaulted a teenager who called him a “fat arse” has been cleared of misconduct.
PC Stephen Evans was involved in an incident with the then-13-year-old on 4 November 2022.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told a previous hearing that the officer took him “by the throat” and threw him onto a concrete driveway.
PC Evans said that he took the teenager by the lapels of his coat, telling him “You can’t say that to me, what have you done”.
The officer said he was “gobsmacked” that the boy said “have a nice life, fat arse” to him.
As he was cleared of misconduct, PC Evans cried.
At the hearing in west London, the panel heard that PC Evans had worked in the police force for 24 years and has previously worked at Downing Street.
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