WE NICKED INNOCENTS ON ORDER
Daily Star|July 31, 2023
'Met falsified clear-up rates'
JERRY LAWTON
WE NICKED INNOCENTS ON ORDER

EX-MET cops claim they were ordered to arrest innocent people to boost crime "clear-up" rates.

Anti-child abuse squad whistleblowers Tom Coling and Jan Pyle say bosses often pressured them to "criminalise" people.

Jan said cops might be called if a child had told a teacher they'd been smacked by a parent.

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