Avon and Somerset police apology over undercover officer’s ‘inappropriate relationship’

The statement said: ‘We recognise and understand the devastating and appalling impact this has had on all those affected.’ Photograph: Christopher Jones/Alamy

Avon and Somerset police are under investigation in relation to an undercover police officer who deceived a woman into a 19-year relationship.

Senior officers at the force are accused of waiting seven years before telling the woman about the identity of her fiance.