Bianca Williams: The investigation into the officers involved in the stops and searches is “now in the final stages” | UK News

Six police officers involved in the arrest and search of athlete Bianca Williams are under investigation for serious misconduct.

The British sprinter and her partner Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese sprinter, were handcuffed in Maida Vale, west London, on July 4 last year.

Ms Williams said she was the subject of racial profiling by police, which separated the couple from their baby.

She said she was “really scared” during the ordeal, which made her feel “like we were the scum of their shoe.”

Police said they stopped a Mercedes driven by Mr dos Santos – with Ms Williams and their son seated in the back – because of the vehicle’s “erratic” driving.

Almost a year to the day since the incident, the police watchdog, the IOPC, said it was “in the final stages” of an investigation into the conduct of the officers.

Three officers are under investigation for serious misconduct for potential breaches of professional standards of police conduct in the area of ​​equality and diversity.

The rules require that officers “act fairly and impartially and do not practice unlawful or unfair discrimination.”

The three men were already under investigation for various use of force offenses; duties and responsibilities; and authority, respect and courtesy.

The new investigation was launched after examining a “range of new evidence,” an IOPC spokesperson told Sky News.

Two of the three officers are also questioned about potential breaches of honesty and integrity.

At the same time, a fourth officer is under investigation for breach of equality and diversity standards; and homework and …