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Greater Manchester Police special constable who assaulted boy, 7, for spraying him with water is barred from policing

Andrew Parkinson was convicted of assault after a trial heard he grabbed the boy round the neck and shoulders

Manchester Evening News · Jan 13, 2023

GMP special constable assaulted boy, 7, for spraying him with water - then tried to claim self-defence

Andrew Parkinson picked the boy up and carried him to his parents' house where his dad opened the front door to find him 'terrified and white as a sheet', a court heard

Manchester Evening News · Aug 1, 2022

Special constable grabbed boy, 7, round the neck after being sprayed in water fight

Andrew Parkinson, 55, claimed he was acting in self defence when he assaulted the boy

Liverpool Echo · Aug 1, 2022