A CRAYFORD teenager who was viciously attacked at school, has spoken about his two year battle with the Met to clear his name.

Jonathan Fromings was 15 when he was punched several times by a fellow pupil at Beth’s Grammar School in Bexley leaving him with permanent damage to his left eye, severe concussion, suspected kidney damage and extensive bruising.

The lunchtime attack on September 13, 2010, was caught on CCTV, seen by a number of witnesses and backed up by a teacher's report confirming Jonathan was the victim not the aggressor.

Bexley Police carried out an investigation but no charges were brought against the boy who attacked Jonathan, now 17.

In fact police records maintained Jonathan was the instigator, adding his assailant was acting in "clear self-defence".

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Jonathan with Dad Nicolas. 

But Jonathan's name has now been cleared after a judge labelled police findings "completely wrong".

District Judge Nicholas Greenfield rubbished the self-defence claim while describing the investigating officer’s assertion CCTV footage did not capture the main assault, as "wholly inaccurate".

The North West Kent College music technology student suffered severe concussion, required three operations on a broken eye socket and was left with trapped eye tissue.

But his injuries were recorded by the investigating officer as merely "broken nose/soreness to the head".

He was initially denied injury compensation because of the false information in the police report, but has since been awarded £5,720 over what he calls a "speed bump in his life".

Offering advice to anyone in his situation, Jonathan said: "Don’t give up and you have got to keep fighting to get what you want.

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Jonathan's name was cleared following a hearing at Dartford County Court last year. 

"You don’t often see such a small party such as ourselves winning against the Met so it was nice to see you can get somewhere and your rights are there."

Jonathan, who was thinking about becoming a police officer before the saga, told News Shopper: "I don’t want to be one anymore.

"I have sort of lost faith in the whole idea."

Dad Nicolas, 50, has been left with a "residual distrust" of the police.

The accountant said: "We are quite concerned still that we haven’t received any apology from the police and about other investigations Bexley may have mishandled.

"We want people to be made aware of their legal rights."

Police response 

A Met spokesman said: "The claimant in this action felt strongly he was unhappy with details recorded in a crime report where he was a victim.

"A line has now been added to the crime report clarifying the victim's position.

"The District Judge made no comment with regard to MPS policies or systems."