Two officers were sacked after stopping and searching British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner.
Athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos after the officers' actions were found to have amounted to gross misconduct in October
Ex-PCs Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were dismissed after a disciplinary panel found they lied about smelling cannabis when they pulled over Olympic sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos and his partner Williams in July 2020. They were handcuffed and searched on suspicion of having drugs and weapons but nothing was found. The officers' actions were found to have amounted to gross misconduct.The force came under heavy criticism after footage of the stop in Maida Vale was posted on social media, showing a distressed Williams, who was concerned about being separated from her baby.
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