Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
Pardon me John but I thought when the Police arrested somebody on suspicion of murder who they subsequently set free, then the term wrongful arrest is appropriate.
As regards damages I don't believe the Police actually libelled him so that's why the media settled their claims quickly.
However the letter from the Chief Constable is effectively an admission of some wrong doing and the sum of money they paid him for damage to his property has satisfied him.
As quoted from the internet the police have lawful power to arrest if they suspect, with reasonable cause etc. That happens all the time. That is not wrongful.

If the police cause any damage to property during a search, they will normally pay for the repairs (at least in the London Met Police Area that's what always happened).

The letter appears to have said, "............Police have insisted they were right to arrest the landlord of the murdered landscape architect Joanna Yeates over her death but have apologised for not making it clear sooner that he was innocent."