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Picture of the female police officer who a 16-year-old autistic teen said she looked like her lesbian grandmother REVEALED.
West Yorkshire Police statement
West Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Oz Khan said: “We are aware of a video circulating on social media which, as is often the case, only provides a very limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident.
British Police violently arrest an autistic girl because she said one of their officers “looked like her lesbian grandmother”.
“Officers had their body-worn video cameras activated during their wider involvement with this young girl which provides additional context to their actions.
“We have received a complaint in relation to this incident which is currently being assessed by West Yorkshire Professional Standards Directorate.
“While that ongoing process and the active criminal investigation limit our ability to fully discuss the incident in detail, we feel it is important for people to have some context about the circumstances.
“Officers attended at about 1am and drove the teenager to her home so she could be appropriately looked after.
“Upon returning her to the address, comments were made which resulted in the girl being arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. The nature of the comments made was fully captured on body-worn video.
“When the girl was eventually fit to be interviewed, that interview took place with an appropriate adult.”
A police force has been accused of heavy handedness after a teenage girl with autism was detained by seven cops after ‘saying a female officer looked like her nana, who is a lesbian’.
The 16-year-old, who also suffers from scoliosis, had been driven to her home in Leeds, West Yorkshire, by officers after midnight when she allegedly made the comment.
The mother says: ‘She’s made a comment in her own house, she hasn’t said anything to you.
She then repeats that “she’s autistic”, to which the officer responds by saying: “I don’t care.”
The girl then makes some noise, which the mother wrote in her post was the autistic girl punching herself in distress.
The incident was recorded by the girl’s mother who uploaded the footage to Tiktok.
The mother posted: ‘This is what police do when dealing with autistic children. My daughter told me the police officer looked like her nana, who is a lesbian.
The officer took it the wrong way and said it was a homophobic comment (it wasn’t).
‘The officer then entered my home.
‘My daughter was having panic attacks from being touched by them and they still continued to manhandle her.’
The clip prompted condemnation when it was shared on Tiktok and Twitter.
Dogs are cats tweeted: ‘I cannot believe my own eyes. Someone in the police force needs to be sacked for this egregious, disgraceful situation.’
Andie posted: ‘This is disgusting behaviour by [West] Yorkshire police. And how many officers needed to attend? No small wonder that girl was terrified.’
Andrew Piper added: ‘@West Yorks Police completely unacceptable from the officers in this video. When the officer was informed that the daughter had autism, the comment “I don’t care” is completely inappropriate.’
In the footage, two officers can be seen in the hallway of the family’s home, while the girl hides in a corner next to a cupboard.
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