Steroid shame of ex-cop who punched died following man who an arrest

DISGRACED OFFICER'S CONVICTION CAN BE REVEALED AS INQUEST CONCLUDES DEATH NOT CAUSED BY ACTIONS OF OFFICERS

- CHRISSLATER

A BODYBUILDER ex-cop who kneed and punched tragic Andre Moura after saying he would 'put him to sleep' during his arrest can now be exposed as a convicted steroid dealer.

Then a PC with Greater Manchester Police, Christian Bolger, now 47, was suspended from the force due to his involvement in the events leading up to the death of 30-year-old Mr Moura in July 2018.

The warehouse worker and dad-of-four died in hospital after a struggle with cops while being arrested and being put naked, face-down in a police van. An inquest into his death concluded yesterday.

GMP disciplinary case against Bolger in relation to Mr Moura's death was later dismissed. His use of force, following expert testimony, was deemed 'appropriate! Bolger's actions did not cause or contribute to Mr Moura's death, nor did those of any of the cops involved, the inquest was told. It followed evidence from an expert A&E consultant, who concluded Mr Moura had a

'massive cardiac arrest' that 'even in a hospital setting no one realised he was going to have' and that he couldn't be resuscitated from! While suspended from the force, Bolger, whose address was given in court as School Grove, Prestwich, Bury, twice sold anabolic steroids to an undercover officer who befriended him at a gym as part of a sting, the M.E.N. can now reveal.

He was given a suspended 10-week prison sentence at Liverpool Crown Court in March after admitting four charges of supplying Class C drugs.

At a later misconduct hearing in relation to Bolger's steroid dealing, GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson ruled the disgraced cop would have been sacked had he not resigned.