Lancashire Police officer dismissed for gross misconduct

The officer was kicked off the force and banned from policing...

A Lancashire Police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after allegedly assaulting a colleague.

Lancashire Police were called to a home in Meadow Croft on the Alston Meadows estate, off Preston Road in Longridge, where a woman in her 20s became unwell, was taken to hospital and later died | Lancashire Post

placeholder image — Lancashire Police were called to a home in Meadow Croft on the Alston Meadows estate, off Preston Road in Longridge, where a woman in her 20s became unwell, was taken to hospital and later died | Lancashire Post

Former PC Neil Salway, of the force’s East division, was the subject of an accelerated misconduct hearing on August 6, after it was alleged that he struck a colleague in the head on January 4.

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The hearing was chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Stasia Osiowy at Ormskirk Police Station, who found the matter amounted to gross misconduct and a breach of Lancashire Police's standards.

PC Neil Salway was dismissed without notice and his details will be placed on the College of Policing's Barred List.

Lancashire Police were approached for comment.