{"id":305,"date":"2020-01-06T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/falseallegationshub.com\/?p=305"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:24:02","slug":"police-officer-charged-with-falsifying-evidence-cries-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/falseallegationshub.com\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"Police officer charged with falsifying evidence cries in court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four Merseyside PCs are accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice – with one also charged with assault<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A policewoman cried when she appeared in court today with three other officers all accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Merseyside Police officers<\/strong><\/a> were in the dock at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court<\/strong><\/a> over an alleged plot last summer. One of the officers, PC Darren McIntyre, 45, is also charged with assault<\/strong><\/a> causing actual bodily harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charges all relate to an arrest in the early hours of June 19. According to the charges, McIntyre and PCs Garrie Burke, 43, Laura Grant, 34, and Lauren Buchanan-Lloyd, 24, later conspired to pervert the course of justice by “falsifying and interfering with evidence”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McIntyre is alleged to have assaulted 52-year-old Mark Bamber during a callout to an address in Cherry Road, Ainsdale<\/strong><\/a> , Sefton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Bamber was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker and taken into custody, but later released without charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McIntyre, of Derwent Avenue, Southport<\/strong><\/a> ; Burke, of Holmefield Grove, Maghull<\/strong><\/a> ; Grant, of Somerville Grove, Waterloo<\/strong><\/a> ; and Buchanan-Lloyd, of Kings Close, Higher Bebington<\/strong><\/a> , were not asked to enter any pleas to the charges today. They spoke only to confirm their personal details and then sat in silence for the remainder of the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following legal discussions, Grant, with long black hair and wearing a black coat in the dock, started crying. McIntyre, bald and wearing a blue suit; Burke, with short brown hair and beard and wearing a grey suit; and Buchanan-Lloyd, with long black hair and wearing a tan-coloured coat, did not show any emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District Judge Jack McGarva sent the case to Liverpool Crown Court, where he said they would all next appear on February 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He granted all four officers unconditional bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Mr Bamber’s release from custody, the incident was reported to the force’s Professional Standards Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An investigation resulted in charges being approved by the Crown Prosecution Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merseyside Police<\/strong><\/a> confirmed the charges had been brought against its officers. However, a spokeswoman said no statement would be provided while court proceedings are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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