Police constable, ex-corporal freed of murder

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Police constable, ex-corporal freed of murder

A policeman and his ex-colleague, who were charged with murder arising from an incident which took place nine years ago, were today freed after the prosecution conceded that it could not mount a successful case against them. Freed are...

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