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Burnley Ex-Police Officer Took His Own Life Days After He Was Arrested, Inquest Hears

The coroner said Woolley had been upset after arrest and suspended from work, and toxicology confirmed he died from medication overdose.

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A Burnley police officer took his own life in the weeks after he was arrested, an inquest has heard.

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Burnley ex-police officer took his own life days after he was arrested, inquest hears

A Burnley police officer took his own life in the weeks after he was arrested, an inquest has heard.

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Police officer took his own life days after being arrested, inquest hears

Derek Woolley worked for British Transport Police investigating fatalities including suicide

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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