South Yorkshire police chief suspended after Hillsborough disaster inquiry

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[QUOTE]The chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, David Crompton, has been suspended in the aftermath of the Hillsborough inquest findings.
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings said there had been "an erosion of trust."

"I have been left with no choice other than to suspend David from his duties as chief constable of South Yorkshire police," he said.

"I have reached this decision with a heavy heart following discussions with David both in the run-up to, and following the delivery of, the Hillsborough verdicts.

"My decision is based on the erosion of public trust and confidence referenced in statements and comments in the House of Commons, along with public calls for the chief constable's resignation from a number of quarters.

"I was getting increasingly anxious about the way public trust and confidence was beginning to drain away today, so we had to stop that."

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