Cameron Hanson, 33, was a serving officer at Lancashire Constabulary when he attended an address in October 2021 and found the body of 45-year-old James O’Hara. Hanson recorded the discovery at the property in Barrowford on his body-worn video, but minutes after he left he sent his wife, police civilian worker Kirstie Hanson, 33, audio messages about the incident and used his personal phone to take videos of Mr O’Hara. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Burnley Express, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The following morning Kirstie Hanson asked fellow civilian worker Charlotte Riley, 30, if she wanted “to see video from a murder”, Manchester Crown Court heard. Riley replied: “Yeh, of course I do,” and Kirstie Hanson sent her the footage with the message: “Don’t show anyone that, I’ll get in ****.” Two days later, Kirstie Hanson approached two other colleagues and showed them her husband’s recording of the body.
They reported the matter to their superiors and an inquiry was launched. Advertisement Advertisement Yesterday former Ribble Valley response officer Cameron Hanson, of Oswaldwistle, was jailed for 32 months, Kirstie Hanson, of Oswaldwistle, was jailed for 18 months, and Riley, of Burnley, received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years. All three defendants pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office, while the Hansons also admitted unauthorised access to a computer.
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