Former Met Police officer faces retrial

A former Met Police officer accused of raping a woman he met in a nightclub nearly 19 years ago is facing a possible retrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Stephen Kyere, 57, allegedly abused the 23-year-old at her home after showing her his police warrant card in the Oceana nightclub in Kingston, southwest London, in April 2004. Kate Blumgart, prosecuting, told jurors she called police to report the alleged attack but the investigation was later dropped. The…