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Shocking footage has emerged showing a brutal attack on a cyclist by a disgraced police officer, who was filmed punching and kicking the 44-year-old while his female colleague pepper sprayed him twice.
West Midlands Police officer Declan Jones was jailed for the assault on cyclist Michael Rose in Birmingham, as well as a second assault less than 24 hours later on a 15-year-old schoolboy.
Mr Jones died by suicide shortly after his release from prison in December 2021. He had been due to stand trial for a third assault in October 2022.
Sgt Jennifer Edwards, who was on patrol with Jones during the first incident, has kept her job despite being found to have committed misconduct over the stop-and-search following a misconduct hearing this week.
The footage shows cyclist Mr Rose being grabbed off his bike and walked over to the police car.
PC Declan Jones was sacked by West Midlands Police and spent time in prison after being found guilty of assault
Sergeant Jennifer Edwards has been given a final written warning this week, which will remain on her record for four years
While Sgt Edwards held him down on the bonnet of the car, Jones punched him three times in the back while appearing to bang his head on the bonnet.
The officer appears to punch the cyclist again and then knee him as his colleague handcuffed him.
Several passers-by appealed to the officer to stop, including one who could clearly be seen attempting to calm the situation on CCTV, but Jones responded by body slamming Mr Rose against the car.
Sgt Jennifer Edwards has now escaped with a final written warning after she was accused of 'unreasonably' using pepper spray on innocent Michael Rose in Aston in April 2020.
At a force disciplinary hearing almost three years on, Sgt Edwards - who was said to have pepper-sprayed Mr Rose twice - denied breaching professional standards.
The victim was 'walloped and ferociously punched' on Frederick Road, the panel heard.
Publishing the outcome, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which investigated the case over 11 months, said misconduct had been proven and Sgt Edwards had been handed a final written warning which would stay on her record for four years.
A spokesperson said: 'At a two-day gross misconduct hearing organised by the force, which concluded on Tuesday, February 7, PS Edwards was found to have breached police standards of professional behaviour for use of force at the lower level of misconduct.
'This was in respect of her use of PAVA spray on the second occasion during the incident.
'She was also found to have breached the standards for conduct and for duties and responsibilities for not showing the man courtesy, consideration and respect and non-compliance with the requirements of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).
'The independently chaired disciplinary panel ruled that the officer's actions amounted to misconduct - rather than gross misconduct - and handed PS Edwards a
