Cop cleared of trying to have relationship with burglary witness

A police officer accused of trying to start a relationship with a witness in a burglary case has been cleared of misconduct in public office. Police Constable Matthew Peall, 47, allegedly tried to have an affair with the female carer of an elderly woman who was burgled on 8 October 2019. He proceeded to pursue a ‘sexual or improper emotional relationship’ with the female carer between 9 October and 17 December 2019, Southwark crown court heard. But the officer was cleared…