Obama's Cousin Is Suing Scotland Yard For £400,000 On Claims That Officers Deliberately Broke Wind Next To Her

One of Barack Obama's cousins is suing the Met Police for £400,000 pounds over allegations that her colleagues have subjected her to a regular harassment and passed wind next to her desk.

Marie Auma told a court that officers and staff at Southwark Police Station conspired to bully her - with two officers regularly breaking wind near her in a "primitive" and "loud" manner.

Describing how colleagues would break wind next to her, Ms Auma said: "This was happening on the telephone investigation desk.

"It became a common practice and nobody was investigating this behaviour.

"It was two of them - PC Andy Whiting and Ray Clement - who would do this kind of behaviour.
"PC Whiting was passing wind when he came and stood right in front of me, passing wind in a very primitive way. It made a "brrrp" noise.

"He would come and stand right in front of me and blew the wind loudly and then left.

"It was normally when I was on a late shift that they would behave in that manner."

However, Iain Daniels, representing the Met, suggested: "This was a matter to laugh about, rather than become upset about."

Ms Auma responded that it happened "so often that it was upsetting."

Marie Auma, of Green Lanes, Palmers Green, north London, is sueing for £400,000 compensation in a trial at Central London County Court.But the Met denies liability.

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