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A police officer accused of hitting a scholar over the head with a baton at some stage in a enlighten nine years ago has been cleared of misconduct.
A panel concluded on Thursday that an unidentified Met Police officer was as soon as as an different accountable for the blow.
Alfie Meadows, 29, who was as soon as then finding out philosophy at Middlesex College, wanted emergency surgical treatment after sustaining a extreme head destroy.
Det Con Worth Alston was as soon as accused of putting the coed “uncontrollably”.
He was as soon as also speculated to luxuriate in used unreasonable force when he “hit Alfie Meadows on the head, causing a extreme head destroy” at some stage in the demonstration against scholar costs in London on 9 December 2010.
Det Con Alston was as soon as a 26-year-mature PC when he was as soon as deployed to the enlighten, which saw violent clashes in and round Parliament Square.
The Metropolis of London Police officer denied putting Mr Meadows and acknowledged he believed his life was as soon as at risk when he drew his baton to shield himself and his colleagues.
One day of the three-person misconduct listening to in central London, chairman Nev Kemp acknowledged: “We are definite Mr Meadows suffered a extreme head destroy and that his destroy befell at some stage in the demonstration.”
The panel acknowledged video photos seemed to demonstrate Det Con Alston’s baton putting to the pretty of the build aside Mr Meadows was as soon as standing.
“The baton of the Met Police officer appears to be like to strike in the feature the build aside we imagine Mr Meadows’s head was as soon as,” Mr Kemp acknowledged.
“We get resulting from this truth Mr Meadows was as soon as struck by a police baton to the head however the strike was as soon as performed by a Met Police officer and no longer PC Alston.”
Giving evidence, Mr Meadows, who is finding out for a grasp’s diploma in philosophy, acknowledged the blow to his head “was as soon as extremely laborious and painful”.
“I saw flashing lights and it was as soon as the most painful thing I in actuality luxuriate in ever experienced,” he acknowledged.
Det Con Alston acknowledged he went into the crew with colleagues to rescue a community of officers while missiles had been “raining” down, and feared he would possibly perchance possible even be injured by steel barriers being pushed in direction of him by protesters.
“I used to be as soon as attempting to maintain out my most absorbing to shield myself and my colleagues.”