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By Press Association 2021
Hillsborough disaster court case
A former chief inspector who was part of the Hillsborough investigation reassured an officer nothing “sinister” was happening when he complained his statement had been changed, a court has heard.
Malcolm Ross, who worked on the West Midlands Police team tasked with investigating the disaster at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, gave evidence on Monday at the Nightingale court sitting at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.
The court has heard former South Yorkshire Police chief superintendent Donald Denton, 83, Alan Foster, 74, a retired detective chief inspector, and Peter Metcalf, 71, a former solicitor, vetted and amended statements of police officers before they were sent to West Midlands officers.
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image captionAlan Foster, Donald Denton and Peter Metcalf each deny perverting the course of justice
A former chief inspector on the Hillsborough inquiry reassured an officer nothing sinister was happening when he complained his statement was changed, a court heard.
Two retired officers and an ex-police solicitor are on trial accused of amending police statements to mask failings following the disaster.
Malcolm Ross worked on a team investigating the disaster in 1989.
The jury saw a memo sent by Mr Ross to an assistant chief constable.
Mr Ross wrote to Mervyn Jones, of West Midlands Police, that an officer had complained a material particular was altered in his statement and he would refuse to sign it, the Nightingale Court sitting in Salford was told.
Officer told Hillsborough account change was nothing sinister , jury hear
Jurors today heard from former West Midlands Police chief inspector Malcolm Ross
Peter Metcalf (left), a solicitor who worked with South Yorkshire police, along with retired former Detective Inspector Alan Foster (centre) and retired former Chief Superintendent Donald Denton
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