One of the officers was “grabbed around the neck and kissed on the face without her consent”, the Metropolitan Police said, and a man was subsequently charged with sexual assault. Florin Matei, 46, from Islington, north London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 19. The second officer was “surrounded by a group of men who danced and milled against her.” Despite her colleagues coming to her aid, the group could not be arrested at the time and the investigation is ongoing, the force added. Met Police Federation president Ken Marsh described the incidents as “disgusting”. Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, he said: “She was sexually assaulted by a number of men during the carnival… my thoughts go out to that person at the moment.”
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He added that officers “confiscated dozens of knives” and stopped around “two or three hundred fights” over the weekend. “There were so many of my colleagues injured, assaulted etc, members of the public were seriously assaulted,” Mr Marsh said. He has called for the carnival to be held in private, saying the situation is “absurd” and “cannot go on”. “The mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink” “It should be in a private area, Hyde Park etc, where it can be fenced off, people can be controlled,” he added. “We don’t have the resources to deal with it. This is tens of millions of pounds of public money being spent on policing. “We’re ultimately responsible for this, whatever goes wrong … and the mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink if something terrible goes wrong.” The first carnival took place in Notting Hill in 1966 following a period of tension in the area, sparked by the racially motivated murder of 32-year-old Antiguan-born resident Kelso Cochrane. It was created as a children’s street fair by community activist Rhaune Laslett and saw the Russ Henderson Steel Band play through Portobello Road as locals spontaneously danced in the street, according to the carnival’s website. Since then, it has continued to be held in Notting Hill. Read more: Notting Hill Carnival returns with its first pre-pandemic Adults’ Day Parade Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:55 Crowds at Notting Hill Carnival Seven stabbings, 209 arrests and a father-to-be A total of 74 police officers were injured during this year’s carnival, with police saying a number of those injuries were caused by assaults. Seven stabbings were reported to police, one of which resulted in the death of 21-year-old Bristol rapper Takayo Nembhard. Known as TKorStretch, the father-to-be was found with stab wounds in Ladbroke Grove on Monday night. He was treated by emergency services and taken to hospital, where he later died. Image: Takayo Nembhard Read more: Rapper TKorStretch’s pregnant partner shares baby bump photos During the two days, 209 arrests were made, of which 33 related to the possession of an offensive weapon. Five arrests were made for criminal damage, 36 for drug possession and 46 for suspected assault. Mr Marsh explained that “98% of the people” who attend the carnival are “law abiding and want to have fun”. However, he said “there is an element” that goes into “causing harm to others”. “This is not stopping, it never has been, and we just have to say enough,” he said.
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One of the officers was “grabbed around the neck and kissed on the face without her consent”, the Metropolitan Police said, and a man was subsequently charged with sexual assault. Florin Matei, 46, from Islington, north London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 19. The second officer was “surrounded by a group of men who danced and milled against her.” Despite her colleagues coming to her aid, the group could not be arrested at the time and the investigation is ongoing, the force added. Met Police Federation president Ken Marsh described the incidents as “disgusting”. Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, he said: “She was sexually assaulted by a number of men during the carnival… my thoughts go out to that person at the moment.”
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He added that officers “confiscated dozens of knives” and stopped around “two or three hundred fights” over the weekend. “There were so many of my colleagues injured, assaulted etc, members of the public were seriously assaulted,” Mr Marsh said. He has called for the carnival to be held in private, saying the situation is “absurd” and “cannot go on”. “The mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink” “It should be in a private area, Hyde Park etc, where it can be fenced off, people can be controlled,” he added. “We don’t have the resources to deal with it. This is tens of millions of pounds of public money being spent on policing. “We’re ultimately responsible for this, whatever goes wrong … and the mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink if something terrible goes wrong.” The first carnival took place in Notting Hill in 1966 following a period of tension in the area, sparked by the racially motivated murder of 32-year-old Antiguan-born resident Kelso Cochrane. It was created as a children’s street fair by community activist Rhaune Laslett and saw the Russ Henderson Steel Band play through Portobello Road as locals spontaneously danced in the street, according to the carnival’s website. Since then, it has continued to be held in Notting Hill. Read more: Notting Hill Carnival returns with its first pre-pandemic Adults’ Day Parade Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:55 Crowds at Notting Hill Carnival Seven stabbings, 209 arrests and a father-to-be A total of 74 police officers were injured during this year’s carnival, with police saying a number of those injuries were caused by assaults. Seven stabbings were reported to police, one of which resulted in the death of 21-year-old Bristol rapper Takayo Nembhard. Known as TKorStretch, the father-to-be was found with stab wounds in Ladbroke Grove on Monday night. He was treated by emergency services and taken to hospital, where he later died. Image: Takayo Nembhard Read more: Rapper TKorStretch’s pregnant partner shares baby bump photos During the two days, 209 arrests were made, of which 33 related to the possession of an offensive weapon. Five arrests were made for criminal damage, 36 for drug possession and 46 for suspected assault. Mr Marsh explained that “98% of the people” who attend the carnival are “law abiding and want to have fun”. However, he said “there is an element” that goes into “causing harm to others”. “This is not stopping, it never has been, and we just have to say enough,” he said.
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One of the officers was “grabbed around the neck and kissed on the face without her consent”, the Metropolitan Police said, and a man was subsequently charged with sexual assault. Florin Matei, 46, from Islington, north London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 19. The second officer was “surrounded by a group of men who danced and milled against her.” Despite her colleagues coming to her aid, the group could not be arrested at the time and the investigation is ongoing, the force added. Met Police Federation president Ken Marsh described the incidents as “disgusting”. Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, he said: “She was sexually assaulted by a number of men during the carnival… my thoughts go out to that person at the moment.”
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He added that officers “confiscated dozens of knives” and stopped around “two or three hundred fights” over the weekend. “There were so many of my colleagues injured, assaulted etc, members of the public were seriously assaulted,” Mr Marsh said. He has called for the carnival to be held in private, saying the situation is “absurd” and “cannot go on”. “The mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink” “It should be in a private area, Hyde Park etc, where it can be fenced off, people can be controlled,” he added. “We don’t have the resources to deal with it. This is tens of millions of pounds of public money being spent on policing. “We’re ultimately responsible for this, whatever goes wrong … and the mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink if something terrible goes wrong.” The first carnival took place in Notting Hill in 1966 following a period of tension in the area, sparked by the racially motivated murder of 32-year-old Antiguan-born resident Kelso Cochrane. It was created as a children’s street fair by community activist Rhaune Laslett and saw the Russ Henderson Steel Band play through Portobello Road as locals spontaneously danced in the street, according to the carnival’s website. Since then, it has continued to be held in Notting Hill. Read more: Notting Hill Carnival returns with its first pre-pandemic Adults’ Day Parade Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:55 Crowds at Notting Hill Carnival Seven stabbings, 209 arrests and a father-to-be A total of 74 police officers were injured during this year’s carnival, with police saying a number of those injuries were caused by assaults. Seven stabbings were reported to police, one of which resulted in the death of 21-year-old Bristol rapper Takayo Nembhard. Known as TKorStretch, the father-to-be was found with stab wounds in Ladbroke Grove on Monday night. He was treated by emergency services and taken to hospital, where he later died. Image: Takayo Nembhard Read more: Rapper TKorStretch’s pregnant partner shares baby bump photos During the two days, 209 arrests were made, of which 33 related to the possession of an offensive weapon. Five arrests were made for criminal damage, 36 for drug possession and 46 for suspected assault. Mr Marsh explained that “98% of the people” who attend the carnival are “law abiding and want to have fun”. However, he said “there is an element” that goes into “causing harm to others”. “This is not stopping, it never has been, and we just have to say enough,” he said.
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One of the officers was “grabbed around the neck and kissed on the face without her consent”, the Metropolitan Police said, and a man was subsequently charged with sexual assault. Florin Matei, 46, from Islington, north London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 19. The second officer was “surrounded by a group of men who danced and milled against her.” Despite her colleagues coming to her aid, the group could not be arrested at the time and the investigation is ongoing, the force added. Met Police Federation president Ken Marsh described the incidents as “disgusting”. Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, he said: “She was sexually assaulted by a number of men during the carnival… my thoughts go out to that person at the moment.”
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He added that officers “confiscated dozens of knives” and stopped around “two or three hundred fights” over the weekend. “There were so many of my colleagues injured, assaulted etc, members of the public were seriously assaulted,” Mr Marsh said. He has called for the carnival to be held in private, saying the situation is “absurd” and “cannot go on”. “The mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink” “It should be in a private area, Hyde Park etc, where it can be fenced off, people can be controlled,” he added. “We don’t have the resources to deal with it. This is tens of millions of pounds of public money being spent on policing. “We’re ultimately responsible for this, whatever goes wrong … and the mayor will be down our throats faster than you can blink if something terrible goes wrong.” The first carnival took place in Notting Hill in 1966 following a period of tension in the area, sparked by the racially motivated murder of 32-year-old Antiguan-born resident Kelso Cochrane. It was created as a children’s street fair by community activist Rhaune Laslett and saw the Russ Henderson Steel Band play through Portobello Road as locals spontaneously danced in the street, according to the carnival’s website. Since then, it has continued to be held in Notting Hill. Read more: Notting Hill Carnival returns with its first pre-pandemic Adults’ Day Parade Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:55 Crowds at Notting Hill Carnival Seven stabbings, 209 arrests and a father-to-be A total of 74 police officers were injured during this year’s carnival, with police saying a number of those injuries were caused by assaults. Seven stabbings were reported to police, one of which resulted in the death of 21-year-old Bristol rapper Takayo Nembhard. Known as TKorStretch, the father-to-be was found with stab wounds in Ladbroke Grove on Monday night. He was treated by emergency services and taken to hospital, where he later died. Image: Takayo Nembhard Read more: Rapper TKorStretch’s pregnant partner shares baby bump photos During the two days, 209 arrests were made, of which 33 related to the possession of an offensive weapon. Five arrests were made for criminal damage, 36 for drug possession and 46 for suspected assault. Mr Marsh explained that “98% of the people” who attend the carnival are “law abiding and want to have fun”. However, he said “there is an element” that goes into “causing harm to others”. “This is not stopping, it never has been, and we just have to say enough,” he said.
