UK cop suspended after video shows him kneeling on neck of detained black man

ReutersPublished: Jul 18, 2020 12:34 AM | Updated: Jul 18, 2020 2:29 AM

London’s police force suspended an officer on Friday after video footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on the head and neck of a black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife.

Britain’s capital and other major cities have seen large Black Lives Matter protests inspired by concern about racial injustice following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.

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