'The treatment that he received from the defendant's officers was a gross affront to his personal dignity. 'Throughout his time whilst detained, he felt distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation and degradation,' says Mr Gould. The incident happened at Kennington Police Station (pictured) in London in 2016 Suing the Met, Mr Loxton's lawyers say the ankle injury meant he 'was prevented from pursuing his career' and he will require surgery to put it right. The fracas left him with soft tissue injuries to his right thumb, wrist and fingers, as well as the ankle damage, he claims. It is claimed it resulted in him being slammed up against a wall and cuffed and receiving knee and forearm strikes across his body. The alleged assault went on as Mr Loxton, of Brixton, continued to resist and as another officer tried to force his right arm behind his back. Mr Gould claims the dancer 'instinctively recoiled,' after which the officer stamped on his left ankle while trying to wrestle him to the ground. Visit or call 08088 020 021.He says he told the officers he didn't believe he had any identification on him and asked why he needed it, but was immediately threatened with being arrested.Īn officer then got out of the car and confronted the dancer, 'grabbing his left arm with both hands and trying to force it behind his back', it is alleged. If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article, please contact Winston’s Wish, a service which supports bereaved children, young people and their families. Heaven has gained an exceptional ballet dancer and musical theatre student. He was such a talented boy in all areas of his life. “They have also mentioned that children and young people from Jack’s ballet schools will be wearing their youth group hoodies as a tribute to Jack and the groups that he loved to attend.”Ī friend wrote online: “We were so devastated to hear this news about Jack. “Jack’s family have said that anyone who would like to attend his funeral is more than welcome. The UK Theatre School said in a statement: “Last week, we emailed all of our current students’ parents and guardians with the terribly sad news about the passing of one of our exceptionally talented young students. Details of the service have been circulated on Facebook, with the consent of Jack’s family. “We and all of Jack’s family and friends are naturally completely devastated and at a loss for words and answers.”Ī memorial will be held for Jack Burns this Thursday.Ī funeral will be held for Jack at 10am at St Mary’s Church, Patrick Street, Greenock on Thursday 12 December. “Jack was an inspiration to everyone at Elite and touched the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of working and dancing with him since 2012. Tragically as you know we lost our much-loved student Jack Burns on Sunday 1 of December. The dance academy said in a statement: “It is with a very heavy heart that we write this post. Police are not treating his death as suspicious, but the cause has not yet been made clear.
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Jack, who won a place at the prestigious Glasgow Ballet School when he was nine, had been dubbed ‘the next Billy Elliot’.Ī pupil at St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm in Scotland, Jack was also a member of the Elite Academy of Dance and UK Theatre School Performing Arts Academy, and had appeared on several TV shows including Outlander and Plain Sight. Tributes have been paid to the ‘exceptionally talented’ young dancer, who was found dead in his home in Greenock, Inverclyde, at the beginning of the month. Jack Burns, a child ballet star, has died suddenly aged 14. A memorial service will be held for him tomorrow in Greenock, Scotland. A much-loved young ballet star tipped for a bright future has died suddenly at the age of 14.
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