A police leader said he would like to privately comfort the widow of a constable who was killed in the line of duty, a disciplinary tribunal has heard. John Apter is accused of three sexual offences while he was chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales between 2018 and 2022,

The chairman of the Police Federation said he wanted to “comfort” the widow of a PC who was killed in the line of duty ‘in my hotel room’, a misconduct panel heard . PC John Apter is accused of making the “sickening” and “sexually suggestive” remark about Lissie Harper in 2020 after the death of her husband PC Andrew Harper.

John Apter allegedly told colleagues he would like to 'comfort' PC Andrew Harper’s widow Lissie in his hotel room.