PCs widow says all forces should stop using faulty vehicles

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PC's widow says all forces should stop using faulty vehicles

Kathryn Dumphreys spoke angrily after an inquest into her husband Cumbria PC Nick Dumphreys' death recorded a verdict of accidental death.

Date - 20th December 2022
By - Police Oracle

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A “truly brilliant” police officer killed in a catastrophic road accident would still be here today if officers were not driving BMW vehicles with a history of hundreds of startling failures, his widow has said. Kathryn Dumphreys spoke...

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Officers "need to challenge" the continued use of BMW N57

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