Man accused of sex act on bus wins £5k payout after very wrong ID by cops

Mihaela Măncilă

A "slim" man who was wrongly accused of masturbating on a bus by police seeking a culprit with a "rotund beer belly stomach" has been awarded a £5,000 payout. Brent Naylor, from Finsbury Park, north London, was arrested over the incident after he was 'identified' following a Metropolitan Police appeal. But, despite officers soon realising he wasn't their man, it was alleged that damage had been done for him as neighbours saw him being arrested. The 56-year-old says police incompetence in