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Officer ‘so drunk on duty he could not walk straight’, panel hears

Police Oracle 26/02/2026
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Former detective constable Sean Brierley went to Gravity Well Taproom on the evening of July 2 2025 after being told a suspect at Leyton police station was not yet available to be interviewed.

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