When Peter Imbert, Lord Imbert, who has died aged 84, was appointed commissioner of the Metropolitan police in 1987, he was widely seen as a “copper’s copper”. Imbert was the fifth of seven children of William, a Kent farmer, and his wife Frances (nee Hodge). Imbert claimed that he had believed the “confessions” made by the four, who had been subjected to violence and threats. After leaving the police, Imbert supported his son in forming a security consultancy, Capital Eye, in 1997 and served as its chairman. • Peter Michael Imbert, Lord Imbert, police officer, born 27 April 1933; died 13 November 2017

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2017 15:22 UTC