A constabulary serviceman is nether transgression probe for imaginable battle aft an histrion claimed helium was unlawfully arrested earlier this year.
Sex Education prima Reece Richards said helium was unlawfully arrested successful September aft being mistaken for a fishy helium claimed helium "didn't acceptable the description" of.
He claimed helium was sprayed with an incapacitating liquid by police, was thrown to the crushed and kicked by officers.
The actor, who plays Eugene successful the deed Netflix series, said the incidental took spot "just yards from my beforehand door" successful Fulham, westbound London, aft helium had finished performing successful a accumulation of Hairspray The Musical.
The Independent Office For Police Conduct (IOPC) said connected Wednesday that 1 of the officers progressive successful the apprehension is being investigated for the imaginable offence of communal assault.
The aforesaid serviceman is being investigated for imaginable gross misconduct and a 2nd serviceman is being investigated for imaginable misconduct.
'Get to the level oregon I'll capsicum spray you'
Richards said earlier helium was arrested, helium was trying to constituent officers successful the absorption of 2 men helium had seen moving from a car.
He said the serviceman past shouted to him that helium was nether apprehension and "demanded" helium get to the ground.
The histrion said: "I was confused, incapable to recognize wherefore I was abruptly being treated similar a criminal.
"Calmly, I explained that I was a performer returning from a show, but 1 serviceman yelled, 'get to the level oregon I'll capsicum spray you'.
"Moments later, 3 much officers ran astatine me. They capsicum sprayed me, kicked my legs retired from nether me, threw maine to the crushed and handcuffed me.
"In a flash, I was face-down connected the pavement with aggregate officers holding maine down, forcing my caput into the ground.
"I was already injured from the show, but having 4 officers connected apical of maine worsened my injuries to my back, ribs and stomach."
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The IOPC said the probe "does not mean that disciplinary oregon transgression proceedings volition needfully follow".
"At the extremity of our investigation, we volition determine whether immoderate officers should look disciplinary proceedings and whether immoderate referral should beryllium made to the Crown Prosecution Service," it said.