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SELF-confessed corrupt detective Christopher Laycock should face a raft of criminal charges, the Police Integrity Commission recommended yesterday.
But while the former officer may be charged with stealing, extortion and perverting the course of justice, he is unlikely to be charged over his most serious crime - even though he has admitted to it.
The most serious offence involves Laycock and career criminal David John Hopes accepting $10,000 from a suspect in the murder of Andrew Heavens, in Rozelle, in 2003.
Because Laycock admitted the offence before the Comm... Read more
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Three Leicestershire police officers are under investigation as part of an inquiry into the deaths of a mother and daughter abused by youths.
Fiona Pilkington, of Barwell, killed herself and daughter Francecca Hardwick in a burning car in October 2007.
At the inquest into their deaths a jury ruled the actions of police and two councils were partly to blame.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the conduct of three officers was under investigation.
An inquest at Loughborough Town Hall in September heard 38-year-old Ms Pilkington had repeatedly complained to the police after being targeted by local gangs for 10 years.
'Misconduct regulations'
An IPCC spokesman said: "We have carried out an extensive review of records of contact between the Pilkingtons and Leicestershire police over several years prior to their deaths, and are in the course of making further enquiries.
"We have served advisory notices on three Leicestershire police officers, and this situation is being kept under review.
"Such notices are not judgemental in anyway, but are required under police misconduct regulations, and served on officers to advise that their conduct is under investigation."
After the inquest, Leicestershire's temporary chief constable Chris Eyre said he was "extremely sorry" that police failed to help the family.
The force was criticised by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who said there were "no excuses" for failings that led to the deaths.
The inquest jury found Ms Pilkington's calls to police to report anti-social behaviour were "not linked or prioritised".
IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal previously said the inquiry would examine "how seriously the police responded to her calls for help, whether the action was appropriate and what actions they did or did not take".
Leicestershire Police said they were unable to comment on the matter.
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