Sunday, October 31, 2010

Naked mother pinned down by four police officers in cell cleared of assault

A mother accused of assaulting police was cleared yesterday after a court was shown CCTV footage of them attacking her. Stephanie Rutter, 25, can be seen being pinned down by four officers after she was stripped naked in a police cell.



The hairdresser had been arrested after a row with her boyfriend. When she arrived at the police station there was a bust-up and her clothes were cut off. Stephanie was then said to have attacked a woman police sergeant, a woman PC and a male and female detention officer.

But the charges were dropped after her lawyer produced the CCTV at Runcorn Magistrates' Court, Cheshire. Stephanie, from Runcorn, was shown being elbowed in the jaw and pinned to the floor. The mum of one was then handcuffed and put in leg restraints.



Stephanie said: "It was four on one - and they won. They left me in the cell with blood dripping down my face and covered in bruises. I thought my jaw was broken." She said she was "overjoyed" at being cleared, adding: "Justice has been done." She is now taking action against the officers.
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1 comment:

  1. Joseph Bevan6:33 pm

    Deary me... just terrible... if by requirement she needed to be stripped naked and restricted then she should have at least been asked to do it voluntarily... then they should have used a taser to calm her and cut her clothes off while keeping her as calm as possible, I DO Agree with stripping people who are a risk to themselves, a bra strap could be fatal for example... but they should give them 'danger safe' bras and knickers, where by the woman has coverage for her nipples and coverage for her vagina... The correct procedure for a woman should be:

    1) Evaluate suspect (what has she got on)
    2) Ask her to squat and remove her Top and Trousers
    3) If she won't respond taser and cut them of calmly
    4) If She has thong underwear it must be removed again ask the female to squat and remove them,
    5) If she won't taser above the vagina and remove them for her
    6) Is the bra dangerous? If so ask her to remove it
    7) If she won't taser her bellow the bust and cut off the bra
    8) Remove all of the clothes from the cell.
    9) If the girl is trouble taser her and remove all officers.
    10) If the girl isn't dangerous leave the cell as her domain
    11) If she is:- restrict her movements by the use of a rack
    12) provide her with a coverall that is safe

    hope you like my suggestion

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