Former head of police watchdog in court

The former head of Britain’s police watchdog has appeared in court accused of assaulting a teenage girl more than 40 years ago. Michael Lockwood, 65, is said to have carried out the offences in Hull, east Yorks, between 1979 and 1980. He stood down as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct In December 2022 when Humberside Police began a criminal investigation. Last month Lockwood denied six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape involving a…