During the trial, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that PC Lathwood “manhandled” Jocelyn Agyemang and called her a “daft cow”.
Ms Agyemang told the court she felt “very violated” during the arrest and was left with pain in her wrist and a bruised shoulder.
The court heard that after she and her son disembarked the bus at about 11:00 BST on 21 July 2023, she was asked to show she had paid her fare by a bus inspector.
When she did not hand over her Oyster card, PC Lathwood became “involved”, the court heard.
The prosecution told the court that PC Lathwood put a hand on Ms Agyemang and grabbed her arm and arrested her for fare evasion when she moved away.
A crowd gathered, and people filmed the officer and asked him why he had arrested her.
The court heard that PC Lathwood handcuffed Ms Agyemang and another officer took her Oyster card from her hand to check if she had paid.
She was de-arrested at the scene after the force confirmed Ms Agyemang had paid her fare.
Ms Agyemang told the court she felt “a bit degraded” by the incident, adding that it was “very scary” when PC Lathwood grabbed her.
When asked why she walked off, Ms Agyemang said: “At the time I was just thinking about getting to my mother’s house.”
She was also asked why she “resisted” the police when she was stopped.
“I honestly don’t see it as resisting,” she said.
During sentencing, Deputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram said PC Lathwood had “crossed the line and got it wrong”, but added that it was not “an abuse of power”, but instead a “mistake”.
