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Police stopped and searched my autistic son

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Hello, I am in desperate need of advice. My son was stopped and searched by the police (he got scared and ran), and then was pepper-sprayed and put in a cell. Obviously, he has not done anything - he just ran... He's traumatised and suffering from flashbacks. The police now want him to attend an interview - he refuses to go and it will only retraumatise him. I emailed our GP to get a letter but apparently I also need a psychiatrist to write a letter. But he won't see anyone and we do not have a psychiatrist since he left school three years ago anyway. Does anyone have any advice? It's urgent please!

Parents

  • tell him to say nothing at all. Do not speak. Not a word.

    Train him to ask for a solicitor and thats it. u say nothing until the solicitor is there and u say nothing until u arrive home.

    if he doesnt attend they may have to arrest him.  

    but again train him to ask for a solicitor  

    there are alot of missing details that could effect what is going on here

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  • tell him to say nothing at all. Do not speak. Not a word.

    Train him to ask for a solicitor and thats it. u say nothing until the solicitor is there and u say nothing until u arrive home.

    if he doesnt attend they may have to arrest him.  

    but again train him to ask for a solicitor  

    there are alot of missing details that could effect what is going on here

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  • in reply to aidie

    He needs to ask for the duty solicitor before answering any questions.

  • in reply to aidie

    That's not how it works - he will be isolated in a room for hours to stress him out..

    Then the 'nice plod' will come in and start questioning him and accusing him of all sorts of things - he will then be crying and stressed.

    If he asks for a solicitor, they will agree - but they will leave it a few more hours before one is called.    He will be crumbling by then.

    'Nice plod' will offer him a coffee - and then start to question him when his guard is down without a solicitor. .

    He will have admitted to being Mr A Hilter by the time the duty solicitor arrives - everything he said was 'offered freely' so he'll be screwed.

    IF he goes to the interview, he's stepping into the lion's den.    

    Speak to a solicitor first - do not step into a police station without a solicitor with you.

    The solicitor will probably tell you it's not anything to bother with.