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police officers have been jailed for covering up their colleagues' assault on an innocent man. PCs Laura Grant and Lauren Buchanan-Lloyd turned off their body-worn cameras as PC Darren McIntyre repeatedly punched Mark Bamber and told him "you better wind your f****** neck in", the Liverpool Echo reported.

police officers covered up one of them punching a man five times during a shocking violent arrest.Merseyside PC Darren McIntyre repeatedly hit Mark Bamber, leaving him with blood pouring from a cut to his cheek, during a welfare check on the victim's partner.The officer flew into a rage after yelling "you better wind your f***ing neck in" and threatening to arrest the 52-year-old and put him in a cell, who replied: "Are you sure?" McIntyre grabbed Mr Bamber, spun him around, and punched him four times to the face and once to the ribs, the Liverpool Echo reports.

blind after a planned op was postponed is hoping to see her family at Christmas - as her daughter starts fundraising for private surgery.Terrified Kathryn Nicoll, 64, from Whitburn, West Lothian, woke up two weeks ago to find her sight gone after developing cataracts.Devoted daughter Laura Grant, 35, began fundraising for an operation which could cost £5,000 privately in hopes it could happen before Christmas - and nearly £1,000 has been raised.Bus driver Laura said: "If we can raise enough money mum could have her sight back by Christmas."That would be the best thing that could ever happen, it would be a Christmas miracle."Kathryn's vision began to fail in February and she was waiting for an operation but in the past ten months, the