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The police watchdog has found an officer did use 'unnecessary force' on a man in custody, despite Greater Manchester Police clearing the cop of misconduct.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation found the officer - who has not been named - hit Neville Edwards, four times, while he was in custody at Longsight police station in 2015.
The IPCC directed Greater Manchester Police to hold disciplinary proceedings for misconduct last September.
Earlier this month a GMP tribunal panel found the officer, a Custody Detention Officer (CDO), was not guilty of misconduct.
Mr Edwards, 32, was held in custody between July 16 and 17, 2015 for allegedly being drunk and disorderly.
He later complained two police officers used excessive force on him while he was in a prison cell.