Ex-police officer jailed for assaults on two people while on duty
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5PCSE)
Declan Jones was sacked from West Midlands police after assaulting 44-year-old man and 15-year-old boy
A former West Midlands police officer convicted of assaulting two members of the public, including a 15-year-old boy, while on duty during the first Covid lockdown has been sentenced to six months in prison.
PC Declan Jones, 30, was convicted of assaulting a 44-year-old cyclist and a 15-year-old boy on two consecutive days in Birmingham, and was sacked earlier this week for gross misconduct, having been suspended since May last year.
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