Five police officers accused of gross misconduct over the death of a man in custody have lost a bid to throw out the disciplinary charges against them. The Metropolitan police officers potentially face the sack over the 2008 death of musician Sean Rigg, 40, who died after being restrained. On Friday a disciplinary panel rejected the officers’ claims that a 10-year delay in bringing the charges meant they could not get a fair hearing. The five officers are Sgt Paul White, PC Mark Harratt, PC Richard Glasson, PC Matthew Forward and PC Andrew Birks, the latter of whom is now a religious minister. Now, finally, the officers in this case will have to answer for their actions.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 11:53 UTC