£5 damages for man detained by police in doorway ‘for seconds’

A man who was blocked in a doorway for questioning for a matter of seconds has been awarded £5 (€6) damages against the London police.

Alexander Walker claimed he had been unlawfully detained during the incident in Rita Road, Vauxhall, south London, in July 2008, which arose out of a complaint that he had punched his partner.

There was a fight and Walker was later charged with assault of a police officer.