Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met

Published June 18, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, was held for 23 hours on suspicion of the attempted murder of his mother after she had tried to take her own life

A teenager who was wrongly arrested for the attempted murder of his mother minutes after she had tried to kill herself has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police.

Details

A jury found that the Met discriminated against Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, because he was black.

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Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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