H&F Police officer charged with assault

Sergeant Adam Leak, 30, based in Hammersmith and Fulham, has been summonsed to appear before Feltham Magistrates' Court on Monday to face a chrage of assaulting a prisoner in his care at Fulham Police station on January 31 this year.

The charge follows an investigation led by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and it follows the case of a policeman who ended up in prison after a similar act was proven against him in court.

An IPCC spokeswoman said: "The charge relates to an incident at Fulham Police Station on January 31, 2010 when, it is alleged, the officer used excessive force to restrain a prisoner.
"The allegations came to light after two police officers raised concerns."