‘Sergeant sent photos of suspect’s broken teeth to girlfriend to impress her’

A police sergeant accused of attacking a suspect with his baton told a court he sent photographs of the man’s broken teeth to his new girlfriend to impress her. Paul Street, 41, called himself ‘daddy’ on a work WhatsApp chat where he created a culture of ‘bragging and intolerance’ towards suspects, the Old Bailey has heard. Street allegedly assaulted former law student Samuel Kayode in January 2020 and messaged colleagues: ‘He had a disagreement with my baton.’ He was a…

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