‘This is how the police think they can treat a 62-year-old black man’: Fury of rapper Wretch32 as he releases footage of officers TASERING his father in his house making him fall down a flight of stairs
- Wretch 32 shared video footage of his 62-year-old father being tasered by police
- The short clip appears to be police body cam footage from April 21 this year
- The grime artist posted the video to his social media accounts this evening
Rap star Wretch 32 has released shocking footage of police tasering his father at his house causing him to fall down a flight of stairs.
The clip, which was released by the grime artist this evening, is body cam footage from an officer and dated April 21, this year.
Officers can be seen entering the house, in Tottenham, North London, as an unknown woman says: ‘Don’t touch me, I’m not resisting, social distancing, please don’t touch me.’
Police move through the house saying ‘police officer with taser move move’ and then ‘police officer with taser stay where you are’ before firing.
The grime artist (pictured), real name Jermaine Scott Sinclair, from Tottenham, North London, posted the video to his social media accounts this evening
A man, who Wretch 32 has said is his father, collapses down the stairs and lays limp on the floor. A woman shouts ‘oh my god, oh my god’ as he falls.
The officers then check on the prone man asking ‘are you ok’, as he lays stricken on the floor. The clip then ends.
The grime artist, real name Jermaine Scott Sinclair, from Tottenham, North London, posted the video to his social media accounts this evening.
He said: ‘This is how the police think they can treat a 62 year old black man in Tottenham but this 1 happens to be my dad #Nojusticenopeace’.
The rapper, who has amassed more than a million in record sales, says he will be appearing with his father on ITV News at 10.
Social media users reacted with fury at the clip, describing the incident as ‘vile’ and that things like this ‘must stop’.
The police warn they are going to use a taser and then shoot the man, causing him to fall down the stairs
Officers then check on him as he lays prone on the floor. Met Police confirmed an ambulance was called
The rapper said he will appear with his father on the news later to discuss the incident
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they attended the address as part of a a long running operation to tackle drugs supply linked with violence in the borough of Hackney.
A spokesman said: ‘A 22-year-old man located inside the address was arrested and later charged with encouraging another to commit an offence under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
‘A 52-year-old woman was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of obstructing/resisting a police constable in the execution of duties but was de-arrested at the scene.
‘She was subsequently charged with the offence after being interviewed by police under caution at a later date.
‘As officers entered the premises, a man came downstairs and started moving towards an officer suddenly.
‘He was ordered to remain where he was but continued towards officers who, after several warnings, deployed a Taser.’
The spokesman added the man was not arrested and the London Ambulance Service was called to the scene, but the man required no further treatment.
A spokesman added: ‘The incident, including body worn footage, has been reviewed by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards and no indication of misconduct has been identified.’