Police officer and PCSO convicted over Ebrahimi misconduct trial

Bijan Ebrahimi was beaten to death after being wrongly suspected of being a paedophile. Credit: ITV West Country

A police constable and a police community support officer have been found guilty of misconduct in the case of a disabled man murdered in Bristol after false claims he was a paedophile.

PC Kevin Duffy and PCSO Andrew Passmore were convicted. PCs Leanne Winter & Helen Harris were cleared of the charges.

Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, was beaten to death and his body set on fire by a neighbour, Lee James, in July 2013, after a long campaign of bullying. James was later jailed for life, and another neighbour, Stephen Norley, was imprisoned for four years for assisting an offender.

Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe of Avon and Somerset Police has released the following statement following the trial at Bristol Crown Court.

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