Mystery of Top Police Officer at the Heart of Trial's Collapse ; Bosses Refuse to Reveal If Detective Is Suspended
Western Mail › December 12, 2011
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SOUTH Wales Police has been criticised for refusing to say whether a top detective has been suspended after the collapse of the most expensive trial in Welsh criminal history.
Earlier this month the trial of eight retired police officers and two civilians accused of rigging evidence to secure the convictions of three innocent men for the murder of Cardiff prostitute Lynette White was abandoned after it emerged that crucial evidence had not been handed over by the police to the defence.See the full content of this document
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Mystery of Top Police Officer at the Heart of Trial's Collapse ; Bosses Refuse to Reveal If Detective Is Suspended
The trial judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, told Swansea Crown Court that Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Coutts, the senior investigating officer in the case, had ordered the destruc...
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