direct to your inboxThe Metropolitan Police have defended their handling of a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard in which four people were arrested.A crowd gathered at Clapham Common to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive but scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand covered in flowers left in tribute.Four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches and officers were seen grabbing several women, leading them away in handcuffs.Scotland Yard said officers were “placed in a position where enforcement was necessary”.
But there has been condemnation of the policing of the vigil, with Home Secretary Priti Patel seeking a full report on events.She described footage from the vigil as “upsetting”, while.
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