'Glock' was a lad with water pistol

ARMED cops who rammed a boy off his bike after mistaking his water pistol for a Glock handgun did nothing wrong, said police watchdogs.

- JERRY LAWTON

The Independent Office for Police Conduct ruled officers were right to detain the 13-year-old who was left "traumatised", a pressure group said.

The watchdog said there was no evidence the child, who was black, was treated differently due to his ethnicity. The incident happened when

ARMED cops who rammed a boy off his bike after mistaking his water pistol for a Glock handgun did nothing wrong, said police watchdogs.