A senior Merseyside Police detective who has worked on multiple murder investigations and high profile cases has been arrested and suspended from duty.
The serving officer, a 42-year-old man, was detained on Friday, February 24 on suspicion of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. It is not clear what relationship he had to the complainant.
The suspect was questioned by detectives and released on bail pending further enquiries. The ECHO understands the officer is an experienced detective and has worked on cases involving murder and serious violence, robbery, and drugs conspiracies including EncroChat cases.
