'Nothing was done!' Furious judge slams police and CPS investigation into lawyer as he's cleared of groping a woman on a flight
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA judge has slammed police and prosecutors after a jury took less than 30 minutes to acquit a corporate lawyer accused of groping a woman on a flight from Dubai to Manchester.Arjmand Ghafoor, 35, was found not guilty of two counts sex assault on Friday afternoon following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.Mr Ghafoor, from Birmingham, standing beside his wife after he had been cleared, said: "It's been devastating for myself and my family and my wife and my children."The corporate lawyer, who was not entitled to legal aid, had to spend tens of thousands on legal fees to clear his name following a police investigation and subsequent prosecution which was slammed by the trial judge.The jurors were sent out to consider their.
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