Police officers could face sack over school strip-search of 15-year-old girl

The strip-search of Child Q sparked protests outside Stoke Newington police station. (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Three Metropolitan Police officers are facing allegations of gross misconduct over the strip-search of a 15-year-old schoolgirl wrongly accused of possessing cannabis.

Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said on Thursday that the officers will face a misconduct hearing, and a fourth a lesser misconduct meeting, over the treatment of Child Q.