Greater Manchester Police has apologised “unreservedly” for errors made during a misconduct investigation into a former senior police officer.
Retired former assistant chief constable Steven Heywood was previously forced to apologise to a public inquiry into the fatal shooting of Anthony Grainger after he added detail into his log he couldn't have known at the time.
He was alleged to have breached force standards of honesty and integrity when giving evidence at the public inquiry and a misconduct hearing to investigate these alleged breaches began on Monday.
But the charges were dismissed today at GMP’s own request on the basis of no evidence offered. Mr Heywood’s lawyer accused GMP of an 'omnishambles' over delays and a last-minute bid to
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