Detectives face charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice after football altercation.
Three serving Merseyside Police detectives have gone on trial accused
of conspiring to pervert the course of justice in connection with an
altercation between rival football fans.
Det Sgt Greg Symon (40),
of Allerton, Det Con Christopher Sheron (43), of Liverpool city centre,
and Det Con Mark Scarratt (43), of Tuebrook, went on trial with five
other men at Preston Crown Court this week.
The allegations relate
to an altercation between rival Liverpool and Everton fans outside a
pub in Anfield, as they made their way to the stadium on January 16
2011, when the two teams played. Two of the officers were off duty at
the time and involved in the incident, it is alleged.
PoliceOracle.com
understands the charges centre on the group allegedly applying pressure
to have a witness withdraw his evidence over the altercation.
The
officers were initially placed on restricted duties but were suspended
after being arrested. They were charged in January this year.
The trial, which is ongoing, is expected to last eight weeks.
All three officers deny the charges, which were brought following a Merseyside Police Professional Standards investigation.
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