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Suspended police chief dies

Suspended senior Leicestershire Police officer, Assistant Chief Constable Gordon Fraser, was found dead after being struck by a train a few days before he was due in court. His death is currently being treated as non-suspicious, police said.

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Dead police chief was due to appear in court

Suspended Leicestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable Gordon Fraser, who was found dead on a railway line yesterday, was due to appear in court on Monday.

Mr Fraser and his wife Teresa were charged with perverting the course of justice over a speeding incident in Scotland, which Hertfordshire Constabulary was investigating.

It is alleged Mrs Fraser, who was suspended from West Midlands Police pending the investigation's outcome, accepted responsibility for a speeding offence committed by her husband.

Mr Fraser was suspended from duty in December 2010, pending a separate investigation by Merseyside Police.

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British Transport Police on suspended police chief's death

British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of suspended Leicestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable Gordon Fraser.

A spokeswoman said:

BTP officers were called to the railway line in Aston Magna, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, on Friday, 19 October following a report of a man being struck by a train.

BTP and Gloucestershire Constabulary officers attended the incident, which was reported to BTP at 12:20pm and is currently being treated as non-suspicious.

Paramedics from Great Western Ambulance Service also attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

She added they were preparing a file for the coroner.

The train involved was the 10:22am London Paddington to Hereford train.

Leicestershire Police 'deeply saddened' by Gordon Fraser's death

Leicestershire Police Authority and Leicestershire Police are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of Assistant Chief Constable Gordon Fraser and our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Mr Fraser died following an incident shortly after midday on Friday October 19, when he was struck by a train on a railway line in Aston Magna, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire.

Mr Fraser had been suspended from duty since December 2010, pending an investigation being carried out by Merseyside Police.

Mr Fraser was also due to appear at court in St Albans on Monday October 22 in connection with a separate allegation of perverting the course of justice, which is being investigated by Hertfordshire Constabulary.

– Statement by Leicestershire Police Authority and Leicestershire Police

Leicestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable found dead

Leicestershire Police have confirmed Assistant Chief Constable Gordon Fraser died after being hit by a train.

The incident occurred on a railway line in Aston Magna, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire.

British Transport Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and Mr Fraser's death is currently being treated as non-suspicious, police said.

The Assistant Chief Constable had been suspended by the force over allegations of gross misconduct and fraud.

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