GMP says it has no jurisdiction to investigate Danczuk incident in Spain

Simon Danczuk

Greater Manchester Police says it has no jurisdiction to investigate the incident in Spain in which Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk violently kicked at a thick glass door until it came crashing down on ex-wife, Karen, leaving her in a pool of blood and needing urgent medical attention, resulting in 40 stitches in her wounds.

Following the release of Mr Danczuk by a Spanish court, due to Karen Danczuk refusing to give evidence against her violent ex-husband, a member of the public wrote to Chief Superintendent Chris Sykes, Territorial Commander of Rochdale & Bury Divisional Headquarters, with a formal complaint of domestic violence against Mr Danczuk, on the grounds that the Council of Europe's Convention on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence - which came into force in 2014 - decreed that those suspected of a crime in another country can be prosecuted in the UK.

However, in a letter to the complainant, dated 12 September, Chief Superintendent Sykes said: "Greater Manchester Police have reviewed the matter and have sought legal advice. The outcome of this is that GMP have no jurisdiction to investigate this matter any further."

Mr Danczuk was arrested and spent two nights in police cells but was released by a Spanish court when Karen Danczuk refused to press charges.

Karen explained to The Sun that the police wanted her to press charges for "domestic violence" but she didn't want to be the person that finally ends his career or to have to tell their sons their dad is in prison. 

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