Four retired police officers involved in the conviction of a man jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit are now under investigation, a watchdog has announced.
One of the former officers has also been notified that they are under criminal investigation for potential misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said. Andrew Malkinson, 58, was jailed for rape in 2004. He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of seven years after he was found guilty of a 2003 attack on a woman in Greater Manchester. But he stayed in jail for another decade because he maintained his innocence.
The watchdog said that serving an officer with notice they are under investigation does not necessarily mean that disciplinary proceedings or criminal charges will follow.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Four Metropolitan Police Officers Under Investigation After Two MurdersFour officers from the Metropolitan Police are under investigation for misconduct following the murders of Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm by Carl Cooper. Both women had previously complained to police about Cooper's violence, but he was not charged despite being arrested after an assault on Ms Holm in April 2023.
Read more »
Four police officers and staff member to face disciplinary proceedings over David Carrick investigationFormer Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick was unmasked as one of the UK's worst sex offenders and convicted of crimes against 12 women over 17 years after police failed to investigate him on a number of occasions.
Read more »
Four Met officers under misconduct investigation after two women murdered by man they complained about to...Four Metropolitan Police officers are under investigation for misconduct after two women were murdered by a man they had complained about to the force.
Read more »
Four Met Police Officers Under Investigation After Two Women Murdered by Man They Complained AboutFour Metropolitan Police officers are under investigation for misconduct after two women, Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm, were murdered by a man they had previously complained about to the force. Carl Cooper was jailed for life in July for the murders. Both women had been in relationships with Cooper and had reported his violence to police.
Read more »
PSNI investigating link between four Belfast burglaries in less than two hoursOfficers received four separate reports in the early hours of Thursday morning
Read more »
DWP to move these four groups of people onto Universal Credit four years earlier than plannedThe government department has confirmed plans for those on older benefits to move over to Universal Credit – here's how it will work
Read more »