Police officers have been captured on their own body-worn cameras encouraging victims of domestic abuse not to pursue their complaints, the M.E.N, understands, and failing to carry out basic enquiries.
After a series of devastating inspectorate reports criticised Greater Manchester Police for its record on domestic violence, including the high numbers of victims who had supposedly withdrawn their support for prosecution, body-worn footage was audited.
Deputy mayor Beverley Hughes has now described the attitude and behaviour revealed by the exercise as ‘really very concerning’, while one well-placed police source said it showed officers acting without empathy, discouraging victims from pressing charges and failing to investigate.
