Cops banged on my door at 1.30am and told me to drop my case, harassment victim in watchdog investigation says

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For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter A man who was the victim of harassment has accused police of failing to investigate scores of crime reports.

James Koefed says he became so desperate he tried to end his life on several occasions. The 29-year-old says he complained to police dozens of times that a man who was banned from contacting him was breaching a restraining order, but nothing was done.

And he says that when the persistent harasser was finally re-arrested and put before court, three police officers visited him at 1.30am and suggested he should drop the case as the accused had pleaded not guilty to the new charges, the case had been adjourned for a year and the long wait could