The child had a blue and white plastic water pistol Credit: Police Conduct An officer asked the child where the gun was and he said it was a water gun and “it’s at home”. At the same time a ...
He was then surrounded by officers and arrested, although the toy gun was not found. When the boy's mother appeared and explained he had been playing with a toy water pistol, he was de-arrested ...
The actions of armed police who arrested a 13-year-old boy after his water pistol was mistaken for a gun were reasonable in the circumstances, an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC ...