When the allegations were made in 1999, the woman was aged 19, and claimed her father had sexually abused her between the ages of 13 and 16 Kent Police paid a woman damages after an investigation into claims a woman was raped by her dad fell “below the standards expected” The alleged victim said she […] […]
Survivors have demanded a new and independent inquiry into police involvement in historic child abuse in Lambeth over police involvement in the scandal. The leader of Shirley Oaks Survivors Association has said an independent inquiry into abuse led by Alexis Jay, whose findings were published on Tuesday, should have spelt out that there was an organised […] […]
A prominent social justice campaigner has launched a petition demanding the prison sentence of Dalian Atkinson’s killer be increased to 15 years. Former West Mercia police officer Benjamin Monk, who was dismissed at a fast-track disciplinary hearing after being found guilty of manslaughter, was jailed for eight years following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. […] […]
Shocking footage shows the moment a police officer punched a man in the face after pinning him to the ground by his neck during a street arrest. The suspect can be heard yelling out in pain as two officers drag him from a police car and attempt to detain him in Yardley, Birmingham on Thursday […] […]
A police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after the force challenged the finding of a panel which would have allowed his return to work. Dyfed-Powys Pc Simon England first appeared before an independent panel in April 2019 following reports of inappropriate sexual behaviour and comments towards colleagues and indirectly to members of the […] […]
A HEREFORDSHIRE policeman has been “spoken to” about his behaviour after a video was shot outside Hereford police station. But while admitting that he fell below the standards expected, a senior officer has warned that filming around force buildings raised “security and safety considerations”. The video shows a man videoing outside and looking into the car park […] […]
The rebuttal comes after officials at the force refused to tell The Scotsman how many documents were marked as not suitable to be published under FOI legislation, claiming answering the question would cost too much money. Opposition parties have said the revelations raise “serious questions” about how Police Scotland is applying FOI law. In response […] […]
Video of Sgt Martin Dunn repeatedly punching the defenceless pet shocked animal lovers across the UK A Greater Manchester Police firearms officer who sparked outrage after punching a terrified springer spaniel after it pooed on his lounge carpet is to face a misconduct hearing next month. Sgt Martin Dunn, who earns £44,000 a year patrolling […] […]
The number of Liverpool fans unlawfully killed in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster has risen to 97, after a coroner’s ruling on the death of a man injured in the crush. Andrew Devine was badly hurt in the tragedy at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15, 1989 and died after 32 years from aspiration […] […]
Race issues for the police – after the Macpherson report in 1999 – were seen as a problem mainly affecting the rank and file, which was dominated by the white working class. It was clear that policing would radically change only if government pressured it to do so. Promises were made and very basic targets […] […]
Failings have led to ‘unjustified inequalities’, says landmark report that finds little progress in 22 years since Macpherson Police and governments have done too little to stamp out racial injustice in the ranks, with the failings being systemic and leading to “unjustified inequalities”, a report by an all-party committee of MPs has found. The report […] […]
Helen Colbourne was out walking her cockapoo Digby when an off-leash chow chow knocked her to the ground and sank its teeth into her leg. The attack in Walsall left the 50-year-old in agony with a deep, six-inch circular bite mark that has required repeated hospital treatment. But her husband Rob said that after eventually […] […]
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