UK police officer cleared of assaulting suspect who spat in his face

A UK police officer has been cleared of assaulting a handcuffed suspect who had spat in his face following arrest.

A UK police officer has been cleared of assaulting a handcuffed suspect who had spat in his face.

Pc Paul McVeigh, 48, denied intentionally yanking Jack Moore out of the back of a police van on to the ground and then deliberately throwing him head first on to the cell floor, causing him to land on his chin.