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Police stopped and searched my autistic son

NAS73159

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!

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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

  • 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.

  • in reply to Plastic

    This couldn't be further from the truth. I am a detective in London and have interviewed people of all ages and with various conditions. We do not isolate people in rooms for hours, we do not interview people without a solicitor unless they have specifically requested not to have a solicitor, we do not trick people, we do not twist people's words, we do not have "friendly chats" that are then used as evidence, this is illegal, we are not trained to do this and have no reason to manipulate people into admitting something they haven't done. It's not like we get paid on commission. Plastic, your words and advice are incredibly damaging and will only cause the original poster untold stress. 

    NAS73159, if your son has been invited for an interview this will he called a caution +3 interview. He is under no obligation to comply with this and if he were to attend he would be entitled to speak to a solicitor free of charge and have an appropriate adult present which could be yourself. A caution +3 interview is the same as a regular interview except that the person being questioned is not under arrest and is free to leave at anytime. I cannot speak for your son specifically but if I interview someone then I will likely have evidence of an offence that I need to put to them. If they don't attend an interview and there is enough evidence against them then they could be charged. The interview would give them a chance to put forward a defence that could change the outcome of a charging decision. If your son has a solicitor then the police are obligated to provide disclosure around the offence and the evidence and then the solicitor will advise your son. I hope this helps in some way. Feel free to message me with any questions around the interview process but I won't be able to advise on your specific case. Take care.

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