Woman handed criminal conviction despite 'unlawful' strip search by police

Maria’s treatment by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was deemed “undefendable” by the chief constable following a high-profile inquiry that found her unlawful arrest and strip search unjustified. Despite this, a year later, she now faces a criminal conviction for the very offense the inquiry concluded she should never have been arrested for.

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Maria was treated very unfairly by the police, and even though an investigation said she shouldn’t have been arrested, she now has a record for something she didn’t do.

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