Examination of Witnesses (Questions 180-199)
MS NICOLA
FISHER
12 MAY 2009
Q180 Mr Winnick: One police officer?
Ms Fisher: Yes. I pushed him back
and straightaway he hit me in the face with the back of his hand.
Q181 Mr Winnick: We saw that on television,
I think.
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q182 Mr Winnick: He had a gloved
hand and he slapped you across the face.
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q183 Mr Winnick: Without justifying
it in any way, your view is that you said absolutely nothing to
him that could have provoked that attack, is it?
Ms Fisher: I did not speak to
him, contact him or look at him before he attacked me.
Q184 Mr Winnick: Presumably you were
deeply shocked.
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q185 Mr Winnick: It is not the way
you would expect a police officer to behave.
Ms Fisher: Not at all, no.
Q186 Mr Winnick: You would not have
expected the police officer to act as he did, would you?
Ms Fisher: No. I thought they
had to act in response to a threat. I had made no contact with
the police officer prior to the attack.
Q187 Mr Winnick: We saw the incident
on television and we have had other reactions to that. So you
were slapped across the face. What happened next?
Ms Fisher: After he slapped me
I was shocked and angry and I shouted at him.
Q188 Mr Winnick: Did you swear at
him?
Ms Fisher: I shouted at him, "What
are you doing hitting a **** woman?" I did swear then. I
also pointed out to him that there were two film crews next to
me filming him. I was trying to point out what are you doing hitting
a woman and there are film crews filming you.
Q189 Chairman: What happened after
that, Ms Fisher?
Ms Fisher: Straight after that
he got his stick out—
Q190 Mr Winnick: The same police
officer?
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q191 Chairman: He got his what out?
Ms Fisher: His stick and hit me
twice. He hit me over the back of my leg and I stumbled backwards,
someone caught me and my leg went up and he hit me again and caught
me at the bottom of my leg.
Q192 Mr Winnick: So during this incident
you were hit three times?
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q193 Mr Winnick: What injuries did
you receive as a result of being slapped on your legs? Were you
in hospital?
Ms Fisher: I went to the local
hospital, St Bart's Minor Injuries Unit and got some painkillers.
I went to my doctor's the next day. I had a seven-inch by three-inch
bruise at the top of my leg and a two-inch by four-inch bruise
at the bottom of my leg.
Q194 Mr Winnick: Is it now healed?
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q195 Mr Winnick: As we understand
the position, you sold your story to the media.
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q196 Mr Winnick: Would you be good
enough to tell us how much you received?
Ms Fisher: There have been reports
of £50,000 in the press reported as a fact, which is ridiculous.
I did not do a deal for £50,000.
Q197 Chairman: Mr Winnick wants to
know how much.
Ms Fisher: Is that really relevant?
Mr Winnick: You do not have to answer.
It is entirely up to you.
Q198 Chairman: You are not an MP.
You do not need to disclose anything! In answer to Mr Winnick's
final question about you getting medical treatment, has that information
now been passed to the IPCC?
Ms Fisher: Yes.
Q199 Chairman: Have you had any further
contact from the Metropolitan Police or any other official organisation
about what happened?
Ms Fisher: I have had no contact
from any police force.
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