Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met
Key takeaways
- Daryl Mc Lune outside Royal Courts of Justice, where a jury found the Met had discriminated against him.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA teenager who was wrongly arrested for the attempted murder of his mother minutes after she had tried to kill herself has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police.
- A jury found that the Met discriminated against Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, because he was black.
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Daryl Mc Lune outside Royal Courts of Justice, where a jury found the Met had discriminated against him. Photograph: Champion News View image in fullscreen Daryl Mc Lune outside Royal Courts of Justice, where a jury found the Met had discriminated against him. Photograph: Champion News UK news Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met Daryl Mc Lune was 16 when he was held for 23 hours on suspicion of attempting to murder his mother after she tried to take her own life
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA teenager who was wrongly arrested for the attempted murder of his mother minutes after she had tried to kill herself has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police.
A jury found that the Met discriminated against Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, because he was black.