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| Kevin Nunes murder case: Officers 'will not be charged' | Kevin Nunes murder case: Officers 'will not be charged' |
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| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said there is insufficient evidence to charge five serving or former police officers over their roles in a murder investigation. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said there is insufficient evidence to charge five serving or former police officers over their roles in a murder investigation. |
| Kevin Nunes was shot dead in Staffordshire in September 2002. | Kevin Nunes was shot dead in Staffordshire in September 2002. |
| Five men jailed for murder were freed on appeal after it emerged concerns over the credibility of witnesses were not disclosed to the defence. | Five men jailed for murder were freed on appeal after it emerged concerns over the credibility of witnesses were not disclosed to the defence. |
| The CPS said a decision in relation to a sixth officer would be made later. | The CPS said a decision in relation to a sixth officer would be made later. |
| It said its initial investigation had focussed on allegations that officers dealing with a protected witness and their immediate superiors had perverted the course of justice by failing to record and report that the witness had potentially stolen a sum of money. | |
| Simon Orme, a specialist lawyer from the CPS, said: "To prove an offence of perverting the course of justice the prosecution would need to demonstrate that the failure to document the potential theft was a deliberate act intended to pervert the course of justice. | |
| "The only evidence to support the allegation that the five officers conspired together to pervert the course of justice by collectively agreeing to omit details of alleged theft is statements allegedly made by one officer to another. | |
| "I have determined that these would not be admissible as hearsay evidence and there is no other evidence to support the allegations." |