Overview
- Westminster Magistrates' Court found PC Adrian Young, 48, guilty of using unlawful force during a fare-evasion stop.
- CCTV showed a roughly 30-second headlock, the girl pushed back through barriers, and a hand to her throat against a ticket machine.
- The incident occurred on 22 September 2024 after the teenager and a friend tried to pass the barriers without tickets.
- Members of the public raised concerns at the scene, and a witness complaint to British Transport Police led to the IOPC inquiry and CPS prosecution.
- British Transport Police leadership condemned the conduct as unnecessary and said internal disciplinary action will proceed through a gross misconduct hearing.