Police Fed call for bodycam footage to be released of Black pensioner hospitalised after arrest

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Metropolitan Police Federation has rejected “trial by social media” and called for the release of body worn camera footage showing the arrest of a 70-year-old Black man who was left hospitalised last week. A “struggle” took place between Errol Dixon and a Metropolitan Police officer on Monday after he was pulled over in Bromley, south London, over a faulty brake light, the force said. open image in gallery Errol Dixon Mr Ken Marsh, chairperson of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said “Yet again colleagues in the Metropolitan Police are being subjected to trial by social media – and subsequently traditional media – based on unsubstantiated. And yet when it comes to the actions of police officers – and in particular video footage of the difficult work we do being put into the public domain – we only see and hear about one side.” “The Metropolitan Police Federation has consistently called for the prompt release of officer’s body worn camera footage.