'Morally reprehensible' | Ex-cop lied about mum's death to get time off work

Ex-cop lied about mum's death to get time off work

A former police officer has been banned from ever working the service again after a misconduct hearing heard she lied about her mother’s death in order to get time off work.

The hearing at Greater Manchester Police HQ was told that former Bury PC Melissa Hodson informed her supervisors that her mother had been taken ill in May 2021 and she needed time off for hospital visits. 

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