Police ombudsman Marie Anderson to stand aside
Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson has said she is taking leave of absence with immediate effect due to what she has called commentary "detracting" from her work.Unionist parties had called on her to step aside after a file was sent to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) following an investigation into an alleged domestic incident at her home.Ms Anderson said she had made her decision because it had become "increasingly clear that current commentary is detracting from the focus of that work".
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