Police officer guilty of using excessive force against Dalian Atkinson keeps job
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#69XB1)
Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith of West Mercia police found guilty of gross misconduct and given final written warning
The police officer who repeatedly beat Dalian Atkinson as he lay dying has been found guilty of gross misconduct but has been allowed to keep her job.
The family of Atkinson, a former Aston Villa footballer, condemned the news that PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith of West Mercia police could return to the streets as an officer instead of being sacked.
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