Nile Ranger rape case: two police officers suspended
The former Newcastle United football Nile Ranger has been cleared of raping a woman in a hotel room, after a week-long trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
Nile Ranger investigation: police suspended
Two police officers involved in the Nile Ranger rape investigation have been suspended from duty.
Ranger, 22, was cleared of rape earlier this week at Newcastle Crown Court.
It had been alleged, wrongly, that the former Newcastle United striker attacked a woman at a hotel in Jesmond.
Now two officers involved in the case face an internal investigation.
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