Met Police officers shoved women, pinned protestors to the ground and ‘elbowed people in their faces’ at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard, onlookers claim.
A crowd of around 1,500 people gathered at Clapham Common in south London to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive.
But scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand covered in flowers left in tribute.
Officers have been blasted for using heavy-handed tactics which critics dubbed ‘quasi military’.
Horrifying footage taken on the night shows a row of mask-wearing police officers yelling ‘move back’ as they shove protesters away.
Other clips showed demonstrators being hauled off by officers as chilling screams ring out through the crowd.
Officers are seen grabbing demonstrators who desperately cling onto railings where floral tributes and messages were laid.
Some women reach their arms out to fellow protesters to stop them being taken, but are hauled away behind a line of uniform-clad police.
Witnesses said women were ‘elbowed in the face’ by police for helping others off the ground – with one reportedly left bleeding.
One attendee claimed that, when confronted about elbowing a girl, an officer ‘smirked’ and said ‘that’s a shame innit’.
Tensions were sparked when dozens of police officers moved in on the bandstand at the vigil in a bid to block access to speakers.
Crowds of mourners started chanting ‘arrest your own’ and ‘shame on you’ as scenes quickly turned violent.
