3rd June 2025

Samuel Skinner KC and Sarah Knight instructed to prosecute ex-Detective Chief Inspector

Samuel Skinner KC and Sarah Knight

Samuel Skinner KC and Sarah Knight have been instructed by the CPS East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to prosecute former Detective Chief Inspector Michael Cooper. He faces a trial for causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving whilst he was a serving police officer. The trial will take place at Nottingham next year.

Former inspector to stand trial over fatal crash in Etwall – BBC News


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