2 officers fired after strip application of 15-year-old girl who was on period: Report

Two police officers have been dismissed from their roles after a teenager was stripped when she was on her period.

Thursday, June 26, Metropolitan Police released a statement Confirm that internship detective Kristina Linge and PC Rafal Szmydyski had been dismissed without prior notice of serious behavior after a discipline negotiation.

A third officer, PC Victoria Wray, “received a final written warning for two years after the error was proven,” read the release.

On December 3, 2020, a 15-year-old girl, named Child Q was sought in the media, by the police at her school in Hackney, London.

This came after she was suspected of wearing cannabis.

“Two female officers carried out a more thorough search of the girl, who exposed intimate parts, in the medical room at the school,” added the publication and found that no drugs were found.

The student was at his period at that time, according to BBC.

“Someone went into school, where I would feel safe, took me away from the people who would protect me and peeled me naked, while I was on my period,” said Child Q in a statement released via Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, according to the outlet.

She added, “I can’t go a single day without wanting to scream, scream, cry or just give up. I don’t know if I will feel normal again. But I know it can’t happen to anyone, ever again.”

During the hearing, the search is described as humiliating and degrading, according to the BBC.

Her mother also said in a statement, according to the outlet, “Professionals wrongly treated my daughter as an adult and as a criminal and she is a changed person as a result. Was it because of her skin? Her hair? Why her?”

“After waiting for more than four years, I have come to the serious misunderstanding for answers every day and although I am relieved that two of the officers have been dismissed, I think Metropolitan Police still has a huge amount of work to do if they are to win back Black London’s trust,” she added.

According to the outlet, the panel’s chairman CDR Jason Prince Officers’ documents as “incorrect and implemented without a suitable adult” noticed.

“The potential effect of a 15-year-old who underwent puberty had not been taken into account,” he said.

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According to the Metropolitan Police statement, the hearing found that Child Q’s race did not affect the officer’s actions, “nor was she the subject of adults.”

However, the BBC reported that although race was not a factor, the panel understood that black people were more likely to be stopped and searched by the authorities.

In a statement, commander Kevin Southworth apologized for behalf of the Great Police

“The experience of children Q should never have happened and was really regrettable,” Southworth said.

“We sincerely apologize to Child Q since this incident occurred,” added the commander. “Again, I am deeply sorry for Child Q and her family for the trauma we caused to her, and the damage caused by this event to the confidence and confidence that black communities in London have in our officers.”

He continued, “While the officials involved did not act correctly, we acknowledge that there were organizational failures. Training to our officers on strip application and the type of search that was carried out on Child Q was insufficient and our monitoring of power was also seriously missing.”

“This left officers, often young people in service or junior in rank, which makes difficult decisions in complex situations with little information, support or clear resources to help their decision -making,” the statement continued. “What happened to Child Q was a catalyst for change both for MET and to police nationally.”