Charges avoided in Hillsborough case

A police officer alleged to have falsely claimed his horse was burnt by fans at Hillsborough will not face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

The IPCC had submitted files of evidence on the mounted officer and a civilian farrier to the CPS after an investigation into allegations they had both falsified evidence.

But the CPS said there was not enough evidence to prosecute the former South Yorkshire Police constable and charging the farrier was not in the public interest.