Ex police watchdog boss Michael Lockwood faces July trial

The former head of Britain’s police watchdog accused of 17 assaults will face trial at the Old Bailey in July. Michael Lockwood, 65, is said to have carried out the offences in Hull, east Yorks, between 1980 and 1986. He stood down as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct In December 2022 when Humberside Police began a criminal investigation. In March Lockwood denied six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape involving a girl under…