Bus stop arrest cop appeals against assault conviction

The police officer who assaulted a mother in front of her son as he wrongly arrested her for not paying her bus fare will appeal against conviction in August. PC Perry Lathwood, 50, bruised Joycelyn Agyemang’s arm during the incident in Whitehorse Road, Croydon, south London on July 21 last year. Footage of the incident was shared widely on social media. The video shows Ms Agyemang being held back by PC Lathwood, from the Met’s Road Traffic Policing Command, as…