Ricardo Dos Santos: ‘Police stop happened so quickly’

An athlete who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search has said he was pulled over for a second time by armed police officers.

Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos published a series of video tweets of him being pulled over and questioned by police in Paddington, west London, at 04:00 BST on Sunday.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty, Mr Dos Santos said the police stop “happened so quickly”.

“It went from driving at the speed limit to within a matter of seconds putting their foot down and coming in front of me, it took me a while to process what is going on.”

The Met said officers were concerned the driver may have been using a phone.

In a statement on Monday, the force said: “We have now recorded this matter as a public complaint.

“We have also referred it on a voluntary basis to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), recognising the public interest.”

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