Tragedy as teenager dies after being tasered and then hit by car on M5

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-tragedy-teenager-dies-after-36522719

Ystalyfera police officer admits computer misuse but denies child image charges

PC Patrick Higgins, 30, of Gwent Police, appeared at Newport Crown Court where he denied three counts of making indecent images, including some in the most serious Category A.

He admitted three separate charges of unauthorised access to police computer systems between June 2023 and August 2024.

The alleged indecent image offences date back to April 2022. They are not connected to the police computer misuse charges.

Higgins was granted conditional bail with a nightly curfew. His trial is due to begin on 19 October 2026.

The case was investigated by Gwent Police’s Counter Corruption Unit under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

At an earlier hearing in July, magistrates were told Higgins is accused of making dozens of indecent images across categories A, B and C.

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Victims of stalking at risk as police do not take issue seriously, review warns | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/victims-of-stalking-at-risk-as-police-do-not-take-issue-seriously-review-warns

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Police officer stood down after ‘truly shocking’ video shows man kicked in face at Manchester Airport | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/manchester-airport-arrest-video-kick-gmp-b2585605.html

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Nottinghamshire police placed in special measures | Nottinghamshire | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/11/nottinghamshire-police-placed-in-special-measures

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Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

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Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

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Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

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