(19 Mar 2023, 3:47 pm)Rob44 wrote https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/...d-15561923

'could' being the key word. 

I'm presuming that Greater Manchester Police are trying to use the trumped up charge as a deterrent (and hopefully it works!), but they'd have to convince the CPS of it to get a case. Easier said than done.