When Ronald Grant became involved in a brawl with a JBW ‘enforcement agent’ he was arrested and lost his job. He was later completely vindicated by the Crown Prosecution ServiceWhen a bailiff from one of Britain’s biggest firms of debt collectors called at gymnastics instructor Ronald Grant’s flat final November miniature did he realise that his life was about to be turned upside down. Within 15 minutes it descended into a hallway brawl,followed by Grant’s arrest, interrogation, and the police charging him with common assault. As a result of the incident,Grant claims his life has been wrecked and he has lost his income.
Yet he had acted reasonably. What’s more, the bailiff was trespassing and should own been arrested following the brawl, and according to a later assessment by the Crown Prosecution Service,which led to all charges against Grant being dropped. A police conduct review also found police officers had misjudged the powers of entry available to bailiffs.
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Source: theguardian.com