Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met

A teenager who was wrongly arrested for the attempted murder of his mother minutes after she had tried to kill herself has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police. A jury found that the Met discriminated against Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, because he was black. McLune was arrested and held for 23 hours on suspicion of the attempted murder of his mother, Annette, after she attempted to take her own life at their home in London in 2021. The civil trial centred on the events of 25 July 2021, when McLune returned home after a call from his father, Travayne, to find his mother on the ground outside their home. Central London county court heard that officers arrested the boy for the attempted murder of his mother. McLune was taken to Wandsworth police station, where he was held for 23 hours. The court also heard that he remained in handcuffs for five hours until police took forensic samples from his hands, which were never processed or submitted. After the verdict on Thursday, McLune said: “I am pleased and grateful to the jury for considering my case so carefully and for reaching the decision that they have. “I have waited a long time for this vindication. And while I will never forget these events, having the jury confirm I should never have been arrested will, I hope, help me to try to move on and recover from this incident.” McLune was described in court as a diligent student and had no previous contact with police. …