Ex-Irish cop on killing charge

A former police officer with the Republic of Ireland’s Garda appeared at the Old Bailey today (Weds) accused of killing a man at a Salvation Army hostel. Oliver Hurley, 63, allegedly pushed Croatian Manolito Chando hard to the chest in a drunken row, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head. Mr Chando died more than a fortnight after the alleged assault at the hostel on Great Peter Street in Piccadilly, central London, on 24 March 2016. Hurley was…