Ex-GMP chief inspector found NOT GUILTY of strangling former partner
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former Greater Manchester Police chief inspector has been cleared of strangling his ex-partner. A jury took less than an hour today to find Mark Warner not guilty of a charge of intentional strangulation, which he denied at a trial.
Mr Warner was accused of attacking his ex-partner at the home they shared in Whitworth, near Rochdale. The former chief inspector for Manchester city centre, Moss Side and Longsight, denied strangling the woman - telling the jury she was the aggressor in a row on July 27, 2022.
The pair had bought the house together after a four year relationship but shortly after they moved in to it, in January 2022, the woman began to distance herself, the jury was told. READ MORE: Storm Lilian LIVE traffic updates with roads blocked and Metrolink lines suspended - latest By May she said Mr Warner, 57, was controlling and moved out of the property, reports Lancs Live.
She asked a relationship councillor to visit, who spoke to the couple separately and later quizzed Mr Warner about his understanding of domestic abuse.
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