Leveson: Police gave horse to Rebekah Brooks
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The former News International chief executive, right, “fostered” the animal after it retired from active service. She paid for food and vet bills until it was rehoused with a police officer in 2010 – months before fresh investigations into illegal activities at the News of the World.
Confirmation of the two-year loan comes amid ongoing scrutiny over the close relationship between police and the media giant.
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Hide AdA Metropolitan Police spokesman said Ms Brooks, a riding enthusiast whose husband is a racehorse trainer, was first given permission to take charge of the horse in 2008.
“When a police horse reaches the end of its working life, mounted branch officers find it a suitable retirement home,” he said.