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| Greater Manchester Police chief charged over shooting | Greater Manchester Police chief charged over shooting |
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| The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is to be prosecuted for safety breaches after an unarmed man was shot dead in Cheshire. | The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is to be prosecuted for safety breaches after an unarmed man was shot dead in Cheshire. |
| Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in the chest after the car he was in was stopped in Culcheth on 3 March 2012. | Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in the chest after the car he was in was stopped in Culcheth on 3 March 2012. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "sufficient evidence to prove that GMP breached the Health and Safety at Work Act", with Sir Peter Fahy facing the charge. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "sufficient evidence to prove that GMP breached the Health and Safety at Work Act", with Sir Peter Fahy facing the charge. |
| GMP said it noted the decision. | GMP said it noted the decision. |
| Armed police | Armed police |
| A CPS spokesman said: "It is alleged that there were serious deficiencies in the preparation for this operation that unnecessarily exposed individuals to risk." | A CPS spokesman said: "It is alleged that there were serious deficiencies in the preparation for this operation that unnecessarily exposed individuals to risk." |
| The operation, carried out by GMP officers, involved armed police stopping an Audi in a car park. The vehicle had been stolen and had false registration plates. | |
| A bullet fired by an officer passed through the windscreen and hit Mr Grainger, from Bolton. | A bullet fired by an officer passed through the windscreen and hit Mr Grainger, from Bolton. |
| A CS canister was also deployed by one of the firearms team. | |
| It later emerged that the unarmed father of two had earlier been wrongly suspected of stealing a memory stick containing the names of police informants. | |
| Prosecutors decided the marksman who killed Mr Grainger should not face charges for murder, manslaughter or misconduct in public office because a jury would be likely to accept that he believed his actions were necessary. | Prosecutors decided the marksman who killed Mr Grainger should not face charges for murder, manslaughter or misconduct in public office because a jury would be likely to accept that he believed his actions were necessary. |
| Unlimited fine | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is currently investigating his death and will not publish its findings until after legal proceedings have ended. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is currently investigating his death and will not publish its findings until after legal proceedings have ended. |
| An initial hearing will be held at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 10 February, the IPCC confirmed. | An initial hearing will be held at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 10 February, the IPCC confirmed. |
| If the conviction is successful, the force would face an unlimited fine. | If the conviction is successful, the force would face an unlimited fine. |
| The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said British police forces had been successfully prosecuted for health and safety breaches in the past. | |
| London's Metropolitan Police was found guilty of endangering the public when officers mistakenly shot Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station in July 2005. |