Chrissie Hynde condemns 'aggressive' police stop of black athletes in London

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Pretenders singer writes to the Guardian over treatment of couple trained by Linford Christie• Letter: London police should focus on gangs – Chrissie Hynde
The Pretenders singer, Chrissie Hynde, has described her shock at witnessing a “disturbing and aggressive” incident in which police stopped and handcuffed two black athletes who were driving home with their three-month-old baby.
The GB athlete Bianca Williams and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, the Portuguese 400-metre record holder, who are both trained by the former Olympic champion Linford Christie, were stopped in Maida Vale, west London, on Saturday. Continue reading...

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