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Becky Godden misconduct detective Steve Fulcher resigns | Becky Godden misconduct detective Steve Fulcher resigns |
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The detective who failed to follow arrest guidelines in a double murder case in Wiltshire has resigned. | The detective who failed to follow arrest guidelines in a double murder case in Wiltshire has resigned. |
Det Supt Steve Fulcher did not caution taxi driver Christopher Halliwell when he led the police officer to the grave of Becky Godden in 2011. | Det Supt Steve Fulcher did not caution taxi driver Christopher Halliwell when he led the police officer to the grave of Becky Godden in 2011. |
Halliwell was not charged over her death, but was found guilty of murdering Sian O'Callaghan. | Halliwell was not charged over her death, but was found guilty of murdering Sian O'Callaghan. |
After an inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission the officer was allowed to keep his job. | After an inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission the officer was allowed to keep his job. |
The detective was given a final written warning following a three-day private hearing. | |
Mr Fulcher was found guilty of breaching police guidelines for arrests and a second charge relating to contact with the media. | |
Miss Godden was last seen alive by a police officer in Swindon in December 2002. | |
Taxi driver Halliwell was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of Sian O'Callaghan the previous year. |