Roald Dahl’s Met officer grandson blasts own force over botched pickpocket asssault probe

Ned Donovan was attacked as he bravely intervened to stop pickpocket on major London bridge - (Ned Donovan / X)

An ex-Metropolitan Police officer attacked by a pickpocket he tackled while off-duty is furious over a bungled investigation into the crime.

Ned Donovan, 32, accused former colleagues of “malicious incompetence” when one of two suspects was deported over another matter.