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Police re-open assault case after Police Ombudsman finds serious failings

Police Ombudsman investigators at an incident scene

Published Date:

08.12.2016

Police have re-opened an investigation into a serious assault after the Police Ombudsman found significant failings in the way the case had initially been progressed.

Officer justified in holding man’s head against window to prevent spitting

Police Ombudsman investigators speak to motorists during a witness appeal

Published Date:

06.12.2016

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has found a police officer was justified in holding a man’s head against the window of a police car to prevent him spitting.

Police staff disciplined after searches twice failed to find drugs in police custody suite

Police Ombudsman cordon tape

Published Date:

01.12.2016

Two police officers and a civilian member of police staff have been disciplined after searches of a man in police custody twice failed to find concealed drugs.

Man’s CS spray claims rejected

Sign on front of Police Ombudsman's building

Published Date:

29.11.2016

A man’s claims that a police officer struck him in the ribs after spraying him in the face with CS Spray during an alleged sectarian incident have been rejected following a Police Ombudsman investigation.

New information adds weight to evidence linking RUC officers to assault: Police Ombudsman

Mr John Hemsworth

Published Date:

24.11.2016

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has found new evidence about an attack on a man, during which he sustained injuries which led to his death.

PDF LogoPDF: Full Public Statement - "The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr John Hemsworth on 1 January 1998"

Police were justified in planning search of elderly woman’s home as part of major drugs operation

Police Ombudsman witness appeal sign

Published Date:

22.11.2016

Police had justifiable reasons for planning to search the isolated home of an elderly lady as part of a major anti-drugs operation, a Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded.

Officers disciplined over failings in assault investigation

Police Ombudsman investigators speak to motorists during a witness appeal

Published Date:

15.11.2016

Two police officers have been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found that virtually nothing had been done to investigate a report of an assault in a pub in Derry/Londonderry in June last year.

Man’s claims of police assault and abuse rejected

Sign on front of Police Ombudsman's building

Published Date:

10.11.2016

The Police Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint that a man was assaulted and verbally abused by police, after his account was contradicted by a number of witnesses.

Police worker disciplined over custody failings

Logo on front door of Police Ombudsman's Office

Published Date:

03.11.2016

A police Civilian Detention Officer has been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found failings in the care provided to a man with mental health issues while detained in police custody in Co. ...

Use of warning shots justified after man aims crossbow at police officers: Police Ombudsman

Police Ombudsman investigators at an incident scene

Published Date:

01.11.2016

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was justified in firing two warning shots into the ground near a man who aimed a crossbow at officers.

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