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Detectives charged over fight probe
Published on Tuesday 31 January 2012 16:40
Three detectives have been accused of trying to scupper their own police force's investigation into a football match brawl at Anfield stadium.
Merseyside Police officers Detective Sergeant Greg Symon, 39, and Detective Constables Christopher Sheron, 43, and Mark Scarratt, 43, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
It follows investigations into violence among several football fans who were on their way to Anfield stadium for a Merseyside derby game between Liverpool and Everton.
Five other men have also been charged with the same offence in connection with the incident, near the King Harry pub, Anfield Road, on January 16 last year.
They are Colin Stewart, 43, of Store Street, Bootle, Merseyside; Kevin Morland, 36, of Rosedale Road, Liverpool; Niall Macklin, 21, of Layton Avenue, Prenton, Wirral; John Nuttall, 45, of Warnerville Road, Old Swan, Liverpool; and Christopher Hannon, 24, of Merlin Road, Prenton, who was also charged with conspiracy to supply counterfeit currency.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Eight men, including three serving police officers, have been charged as a result of, and following, an incident in Anfield on January 16 2011.
"Following the incident, there was an altercation between a number of football supporters who were on their way to Anfield."
All eight men have been bailed to appear at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on February 21.
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Published on Tuesday 31 January 2012 16:40
Three detectives have been accused of trying to scupper their own police force's investigation into a football match brawl at Anfield stadium.
Merseyside Police officers Detective Sergeant Greg Symon, 39, and Detective Constables Christopher Sheron, 43, and Mark Scarratt, 43, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
It follows investigations into violence among several football fans who were on their way to Anfield stadium for a Merseyside derby game between Liverpool and Everton.
Five other men have also been charged with the same offence in connection with the incident, near the King Harry pub, Anfield Road, on January 16 last year.
They are Colin Stewart, 43, of Store Street, Bootle, Merseyside; Kevin Morland, 36, of Rosedale Road, Liverpool; Niall Macklin, 21, of Layton Avenue, Prenton, Wirral; John Nuttall, 45, of Warnerville Road, Old Swan, Liverpool; and Christopher Hannon, 24, of Merlin Road, Prenton, who was also charged with conspiracy to supply counterfeit currency.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Eight men, including three serving police officers, have been charged as a result of, and following, an incident in Anfield on January 16 2011.
"Following the incident, there was an altercation between a number of football supporters who were on their way to Anfield."
All eight men have been bailed to appear at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on February 21.
Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd. 2012, All Rights Reserved.