Lincolnshire Police officer faces misconduct hearing over assault

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Image caption, The hearing into PC Froggatt's behaviour is scheduled to take place at Grantham Police Station on 8 December

A Lincolnshire Police officer faces a misconduct hearing after admitting assaulting a man.

PC James Froggatt was alleged to have "breached the standards of professional behaviour" after pleading guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 25 September, a force spokesperson said.

He was subsequently convicted of common assault, Lincolnshire Police added.

An accelerated misconduct hearing is scheduled to take place at Grantham Police Station on 8 December.

If proven, the conduct by PC Froggatt, who was based in Lincoln, was believed to amount to gross misconduct, the force said.

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