Louise Badman has also received a written apology from the force following her forceful arrest, which left her 'in a serious amount of pain'.
A disabled mum who claims police treated her "like a serial killer" after barging into her home in the middle of the night has been awarded £40,000 compensation. South Wales Police have also issued a written apology to Louise Badman after officers arrested her at around 2.30am in September 2020.
"I was screaming at them pleading with them to stop because they were hurting me but they kept telling me to calm down and do as I was told, or words to that effect. I had no criminal record, no previous markers, and they had no reason to believe I was a threat. Yet they barged into my house in the early hours of the morning, I believe to catch me out, like I was some sort of serial killer.
"In that process my trousers fell down for a second time while we were outside. I felt extremely vulnerable, and I then began to suffer shock and I was very anxious. I also remember being freezing cold," she claimed. Almost three years after the incident, South Wales Police has now written to Louise's solicitor following lengthy conversations between both parties, making an apology and offering an out-of-court settlement, which Louise said she reluctantly accepted on the advice of her solicitor.
Despite receiving £40,000 from the force, Louise said that, while she hoped the injuries caused to her back and shoulder would improve, the mental scars of the experience were still as crippling as they were three years ago. She said: "I would give every penny back to turn my life back and change everything so that awful day never happened to me.
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