Overview

• Westminster magistrates’ court found PC Adrian Young guilty after a one-day trial on 8 October.
• CCTV showed a roughly 30-second headlock, the girl being pushed back through a barrier, and a hand placed on her throat against a ticket machine.
• A public witness complaint triggered an independent IOPC investigation, and the watchdog said the force had no lawful justification and risked serious injury.
• Young is due to be sentenced on 13 November and faces a separate British Transport Police gross‑misconduct hearing.
• The teenager was handcuffed and arrested at the scene before being de-arrested, while Young maintained his actions were lawful and proportionate.