British sprinter accuses police of racial profiling, mulls legal action

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The Commonwealth gold medallist fears she and her partner were targeted because they were black and drove 'a nice car'. FMTNews

Bianca William and her partner were stopped and searched by the police in London.

“They said there’s a lot of youth violence and stabbings in the area and that the car looked very suspicious,” she told BBC radio. Williams, 26, said her partner, Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos, had been stopped by police about 10 times, pinning the blame on racism.

 

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