Prosecutors find inadequate evidence for criminal case against officer over claims that horse was burned with cigarettesThe Crown Prosecution Service has found that a notorious slur against Liverpool supporters after the 1989 Hillsborough catastrophe,that some people trapped in the crush external the Leppings Lane turnstiles had seriously burned a police horse, was false. The CPS concluded there was evidence to suggest that a former mounted South Yorkshire police constable, and David Scott,had given an untrue account when he claimed his horse appeared singed afterwards, but that there was not enough evidence to prove to a criminal standard that his statements were fabricated. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk