Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, beaten and set alight by vigilante neighbours in 2013 Four police staff have now been charged with offences linked to his death Further 12 officers from Avon and Somerset Police accused of misconduct Police watchdog probing whether victim had six years of contact with force Mr Ebrahami died after he photographed youths vandalising his flowers He planned to give the images to police as evidence but they arrested him Neighbour falsely reported him as a paedophile, which was untrue Police took Mr Ebrahimi away in front of neighbours chanting 'Paedo' Officers released him but two days he was attacked and killed near home

By Martin Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 08:20 EST, 5 December 2014 | Updated: 10:57 EST, 5 December 2014

Victim: Three police officers and PCSO will be prosecuted following the murder of Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, who was burned to death by neighbours who wrongly believed he was a paedophile

Three police officers and a PCSO have been charged with offences linked to the murder of a man beaten and burned to death by neighbours who wrongly believed he was a paedophile.

PCs Kevin Duffy, Helen Harris and Leanne Winter of Avon and Somerset Police are accused of 'failing to respond to allegations and calls for help' by Bijan Ebrahimi.

PCSO Andrew Passmore is accused of lying about the contact he had with the murder victim.

It was also revealed today that a further 12 officers from the same force now face misconduct proceedings over claims MrEbrahimi had six years of contact with police before his murder.

Disabled Ebrahimi, a keen gardener, died after he was beaten, burned and left to die on a patch of grass near his home.

The 44-year-old, originally from Iran, had taken photographs of youths vandalising his hanging baskets and intended to hand them to police as evidence.

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