Lancashire Police officer charged with attempted murder

A constabulary serviceman has been charged with attempted execution aft a pistillate was recovered injured successful a hotel.

Concerns were reported implicit the woman's payment astatine a edifice connected Brook Street successful Manchester metropolis centre connected Thursday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

She was taken to infirmary wherever she remains successful a unchangeable condition.

James Riley, 27, who works for Lancashire Police, has been remanded successful custody and is owed to look astatine Manchester Crown Court connected Monday.

GMP detectives urged anyone with accusation to interaction them.

Lancashire Police said Mr Riley, an serviceman based successful South division, had been suspended from work and the lawsuit had been referred to the watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

It would beryllium "inappropriate to remark immoderate further astatine this stage", the unit added.

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