A friend of a police officer accused of murder testifies during the trial that the officer tried to blame his erratic behaviour on cancer treatment. The witness says the officer told him he had cancer and had undergone an arm amputation.
The friend, who says he has known the accused for 17 years, describes the officer’s account of his condition as the trial continues. According to the testimony reported by both outlets, the witness says the claims about cancer and the amputation were not genuine and were used to explain the officer’s conduct.
The reports focus on the friend’s evidence and do not provide additional details about the underlying alleged offences beyond the fact the officer faces a murder charge and that the testimony relates to the explanation the accused gave for behaviour leading up to the case.
