Three police officers and a PCSO have been charged with misconduct over the vigilante murder of a disabled man who was wrongly accused of being a paedophile.
PCs Kevin Duffy, Helen Harris, Leanne Winter face accusations they failed to respond to calls for help from 44-year-old Bijan Ebrahimi in the days before he was killed in Bristol on July 14, 2013.
PCSO Andrew Passmore has also been accused of giving false information to a 999 operator that he was outside Mr Ebrahimi's home at a crucial moment in the investigation.
Mr Ebrahimi was gathering evidence of anti-social behaviour outside his flat in Capgrave Crescent, Brislington, with CCTV cameras which his neighbours wrongly claimed he was using to film indecent pictures of children.
His murder trial heard he was beaten to death and his body set on fire after repeated messages pleading for help from Avon and Somerset Police went unanswered.
Lee James was eventually jailed for life for his murder, while Stephen Norley was sentenced to four years in prison for assisting an offender.
Police have previously admitted there was a "collective failure" to protect Mr Ebrahimi in the days before he was killed.
The police officers charged today are due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court for a preliminary hearing on January 14 next year.
In a statement, Mr Ebrahimi's family said: "We are relieved by this decision and trust the officers will now face the full rigour of the law."
Two other members of Avon & Somerset Constabulary staff will not face charges in relation to Mr Ebrahimi's death, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today.
Malcolm McHaffie, CPS Deputy Head of Special Crime, said: "The decision to prosecute was reached after careful consideration of the evidence and was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. We have determined that there is sufficient evidence to give rise to a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest."
