Gill Smith Campaign
01 January 1993
Allegations of an assault on a black woman, Gill Smith, have been made against officers at Forest Gate police station. The incident took place in early October when Gill and a friend were arrested after they had an argument outside Forest Gate British Rail station, in east London. Gill was assaulted and subjected to racist abuse on the journey back to the police station and on she arrival was forced to undergo an intimate body-search in front of male officers. A campaign in support of Gill and against police harassment of black women in Newham was launched at the beginning of December and can be contacted at the Justice for Gill Smith Campaign PO Box 273 London E7. Tel 081 555 8151