Gloucestershire Police office convicted of assaulting his wife

It happened in Waitrose car park in Cheltenham in January last year.

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Author: Harry LongPublished 20th Jan 2023

A Gloucestershire Police officer's been convicted of assaulting his wife.

38 year-old Inspector James Wyatt, from Cheltenham, was found guilty of common assault by battery and was given a conditional discharge.

It happened in Waitrose car park in Cheltenham in January last year.

Wyatt has been suspended since the allegation was reported in January 2022.

He remains suspended pending the outcome of misconduct proceedings being carried out by the Constabulary's Professional Standards Department.

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