Police officers who arrested and de-arrested a man who later died after being hit by a car in Wigan could face criminal charges, the watchdog has said.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has concluded its investigation into the death of 35-year-old Gareth Roper.
He died at 4.30am on New Year’s Day 2022, when he was hit by a vehicle on Lily Lane, in Bamfurlong. The police watchdog has now confirmed it has referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as four officers 'may have committed a criminal offence' over the decision to de-arrest Mr Roper and 'drop him off some distance from his home'.
The CPS will decide if criminal charges are appropriate. READ MORE: How Thomas Campbell was betrayed by a woman who claimed to love him GMP referred itself to the IOPC, and a statement from the watchdog read: “The IOPC has concluded its investigation into the conduct of four Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers who had contact with a man in the hours before his death in Wigan.
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