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The mother of a black 13-year-old boy says she feels "betrayed" after he was surrounded by armed police when his water pistol was mistaken for a gun.
The boy was "rammed" off his bike, handcuffed and confronted by marksmen in Hackney, east London, in July.
His mother said: "I know - and the police know - that they would not have treated my son in the way they did if he had been a white 13-year-old boy."
The Met Police's Det Ch Supt James Conway apologised for "trauma" caused.
The boy was having a water fight with his sibling on 19 July when a police officer on patrol reported a potential firearms incident, campaign group the Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) said.
The boy was "rammed" off his bike, handcuffed and confronted by marksmen in Hackney, east London, in July.
His mother said: "I know - and the police know - that they would not have treated my son in the way they did if he had been a white 13-year-old boy."
The Met Police's Det Ch Supt James Conway apologised for "trauma" caused.
The boy was having a water fight with his sibling on 19 July when a police officer on patrol reported a potential firearms incident, campaign group the Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) said.
Boy with water pistol confronted by armed police
The mother of a black 13-year-old boy says she is extremely angry over the traumatic experience.
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