But we held our ground until we were called off the streets and told to go to Brixton police station and wait in our vehicles. We were specifically told not to get out of our vehicles, not to stop ...

They said a small number of youths had exploited the earlier protest outside Brixton police station. A male Pc suffered head injuries and a woman officer had serious cuts to her arm, he added.

Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from a prison van outside Brixton police station on Friday A wanted man who escaped from a prison van outside a south London police station has been detained.