Police Defend Raid Of Rebekah Brooks' Home, Court Hears

Police Defend Raiding Rebekah Brooks' Home
Rebekah Brooks (R), former News International chief executive, and her husband Charlie (L) arrive for the phone-hacking trial at the Old Bailey court in London on December 9, 2013. Eight defendants are on trial in the case, including former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson. They all deny the charges, which arise from the scandal that shut the News of the World in July 2011. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
Rebekah Brooks (R), former News International chief executive, and her husband Charlie (L) arrive for the phone-hacking trial at the Old Bailey court in London on December 9, 2013. Eight defendants are on trial in the case, including former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson. They all deny the charges, which arise from the scandal that shut the News of the World in July 2011. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Police have defended their dawn raid on Rebekah Brooks's Oxfordshire home at the phone-hacking trial, saying they conduct all searches without "fear of favour".

DI Steve McCabe, an investigating officer with the Metropolitan police's Operation Weeting who set the strategy for the search, told the jury they had opted for the 5am call at the house because they were searching other premises across three counties that day and one of the suspects had the "habit of leaving very early". This person was later identified as Mark Hanna, head of News International's security.

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