Soft justice makes police 'caretakers for criminals': As thug who battered officer for dead is freed after less than three months, rank and file leader blasts Labour's early release 'reforms'

Soft justice makes police 'caretakers for criminals': As thug who battered officer for dead is freed after less than three months, rank and file leader blasts Labour's early release 'reforms'Get your news delivered straight to you - sign up to the Morning Mail newsletter for FREE to be first with the day's biggest stories See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy REBECCA CAMBER, CRIME AND SECURITY EDITOR Published: 01:36, 25 May 2026 | Updated: 01:38, 25 May 2026 e-mail View comments