The boss of a Notts greyhound sanctuary which was burgled in August has criticised law makers after a suspect’s birthmark was removed from his photograph for an identity parade.
On August 25, £300 in charity donations was stolen from the Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary, in Sutton-on-Trent, near Newark.
Employee Tracy Ryan spotted a suspect emerging from the sanctuary and noticed the man had a “port-wine stain on his face”. Notts Police set up an identity parade and refused to take the man’s distinctive birthmark into account.
Witnesses must be shown a minimum of 12 photographs before they are allowed to identify a suspect but the characteristic gave too few photographs to compare. Sanctuary boss John Morton said: “The police are saying they can’t infringe human rights. But what about our human rights?”
Police have arrested one man and released him on bail and Mrs Ryan is due to attend a second identification parade including the suspect.
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