Police Database Blunder Turned Innocent Man Into a Criminal

Birmingham Post › August 30, 2005

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Summary

A Birmingham man is set to sue West Midlands Police after the force mistakenly put on a national police database that he had been guilty of actual bodily harm.

The force has offered Barry Pearson pounds 500 in compensation for the mistake, which happened after a court case six years ago.

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Police Database Blunder Turned Innocent Man Into a Criminal

Mr Pearson, who has no criminal convictions, was released without charge from Warwick Crown Court in 1999 where he had appeared for...

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