Now I live in fear, says GB athlete as stop and search police are sacked
Evening Standard|October 26, 2023
TEAM GB athlete Bianca Williams says she is now anxious whenever she sees a police car and had considered leaving the UK after two Met officers were sacked over a controversial stop and search of her car.
Tristan Kirk
Now I live in fear, says GB athlete as stop and search police are sacked

Ms Williams, 29, and her Olympic sprinter boyfriend Ricardo Dos Santos, 28, were pulled over in July 2020 as they drove home to their west London home after training. They claimed they were racially profiled prior to the stop, when they were taken from the car as their three-month-old son sat on the back seat and were handcuffed while officers searched for weapons and drugs.

Pc Jonathan Clapham and Pc Sam Franks have now been sacked for gross misconduct after lying about smelling cannabis in Mr Dos Santos’ car during the stop and search.

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