‘He had a disagreement with my baton – and then my fist’

A senior police officer attacked a suspect and told colleagues on his WhatsApp group: ‘He had a disagreement with my baton – and then my fist,’ a court heard. Paul Street, 41, was a police sergeant in Cambridgeshire Constabulary leading a team tackling county lines drug dealing and organised crime. He allegedly assaulted Samuel Kayode in January 2020 with his baton, then concocted false statements in relation to his injuries. He is also charged with misconduct in public office during…