Officer disciplined after armed police raid wrong address

A PSNI officer has been disciplined after armed police mistakenly searched the home of an innocent man.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2017 - 16:05

A PSNI officer has been disciplined after armed police mistakenly searched the home of an innocent man.

Police with shields and firearms went to the wrong address and arrested the man in front of his hysterical wife, the Police Ombudsman's Office has said.

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