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Rosie Shead

Met Police officer 'could not walk straight' after drinking wine on duty, panel finds

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A police officer who was "so intoxicated that he could not walk straight" after drinking wine on duty would have been sacked if he had not left the force, a misconduct panel has found.

Former detective constable Sean Brierley went to Gravity Well Taproom on the evening of July 2 2025 after being told a suspect at Leyton police station was not yet available to be interviewed.

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