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Chrissie Hynde discusses witnessing “aggressive” police handling of Black athletes

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The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has shared her anger at witnessing the “disturbing and aggressive” police handling of two Black athletes in London.Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos, both trained in athletics by Linford Christie, were driving home with their three-month baby when they were stopped and handcuffed by police on Saturday (July 4).The incident was referred to the police watchdog by the Metropolitan Police on Monday (July 6) after two previous inquiries uncovered “no misconduct issues”.

It attracted attention after being shared on social media by Hynde among many others.Writing for The Guardian about the incident, Hynde recalling witnessing it first-hand and said she believes that Williams and dos Santos being stopped.

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