Hi my name is Jim (Pinky) Starr.

I had police call around my house looking for someone reported staying at my house, this male person the police where looking for wasn't even in the area as far as I'm aware, last I heard he was in Birmingham! He was reported to the police by my neighbour and his ex girlfriend who is staying next door. The police came in searched the property for him and found items that made them arrest me!

I requested about 8 times for my wheelchair to come with me to the police station - this was refused.

I requested could a police officer come down to the station with me in my car with the wheel chair... no. Could my carer bring the wheelchair to the police station for me..... no. Can you transport me in the chair to the station.... no. I had to use sticks as I had no choice as my powered wheelchair and manual chair requests where refused.

I requested that I take my tablets before we go into the station, it's all prescribed and I have proof. This was refused and I was told to put the lose tablets which where in my hand into the container and the nurse will OK taking the medication at the station.

The trip over to the police station was jolting my back as I had no support on the seats in the back of the police car.

At arrival of the police station I was told I wouldn't have to walk far, even though it was a short distance to walk it caused bad pain to my arms. The nurse at the station refused to give me my normal medication as they where not in the boxes the tablets come in. I was only allowed steroids as I had the box, then they only gave me under half of the dose I needed. The officer didn't tell me to take anything into the station apart from my tablets which he took. I requested my medical notes to be taken in with me as well as a few other bits of paperwork. This was OK'd but the Police didn't bring it in as I requested.

The Police removed me from the property even though I requested that I stayed during the search. I requested about 6 times to speak to the sergeant as I should be except from the misuse of drugs law as I'm not misusing a drug and that I'm protected by article 8 of a private life covered by my Human Rights. This request was not listened too by the sergeant even thou the officers present agreed with me.

I was strip-searched, which I needed help to do as I was in such bad pain, the Police did help me a little but they never put the slipper socks on properly leading to the fall to follow. The Police locked me in the cell and didn't even carry the paperwork for me to read that they gave me at the desk.

I also told the officers who stripped searched me that I can't sit or lie on a hard surface due to pressure pain, all they did was give me two board like pillows and 2 blankets as I was cold and shaking, suffering with high blood pressure due to the event and pain. This was also noted by the nurse but no doctors visit was arranged. I felt like my head was going to explode in pain.

I was told they would have to take my walking sticks away from me so I was unable to get around the cell as there where no rails etc for me to use only slippery tiles. They said they put me in cell D1 next to the desk so if I need help I can call for help as I can't get to the button. I thought this was good of them. I needed the toilet, as my carer was not there I had to try and go myself and fight the pain. As I stood up I slipped on some gravel in the cell as the slipper-socks the police gave me where not put on fully.

The stones where not from me as I was strip-searched upon entry to the cell.

I slipped and went down on the side of the bed towards the floor. I used my left arm to break the fall on the side of the bed. As my arms where in so much pain I could use my sticks let alone break a fall. My back also jolted against the bed.

This fall left me with agonising pain to my upper arm, shoulder, neck and mid back. I called for help whilst lying on the floor in pain crying an

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