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Case against Warwickshire Police officer charged with assault dropped

By James Smith 2nd Dec 2022

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Local News by James Smith 2nd Dec 2022

PC Corey Smith was alleged to have assaulted a man after arresting him in Bourton-on-Dunsmore in May 2021

The case against a Warwickshire Police officer charged with causing actual bodily harm has been dropped.

PC Corey Smith was alleged to have assaulted a man after arresting him in Bourton-on-Dunsmore in May 2021.

However, the case was dropped at Warwick Crown Court last week after the defence made a successful application to dismiss the case.

Warwickshire Police said a misconduct investigation by the force's professional standards department will continue.

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