Letter: Alison Halford: courageous stand, ignominious deal

Thursday 23 July 1992 23:02 BST

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Sir: As a resident of Merseyside, one cannot help commenting on the farcical outcome of the Alison Halford case, when it was reported in your paper today that Inspector John Newey has had to leave the police because of injuries received while doing his job. I bet he has not 'retired early' on a full pension of pounds 35,000 a year and a lump sum of pounds 150,000.

Oh, to have arthritis.

Yours disgusted,

ANDREW M. SINGTON

Southport,

Merseyside

21 July

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