A police officer died after he was arrested at his home over a misconduct investigation, an inquest was told.

PC Alex Hazlett-Beard, 32, died while on paternity leave in February this year - just one month after his baby daughter was born.

The Hampshire police officer was facing a misconduct investigation following an accident which occurred 18 months before his arrest, the hearing was told.

The Pre-Inquest Review Hearing in Winchester was attended by members of Mr Hazlett-Beard's family, including his wife Megan, a fellow police officer with whom he recently had a baby.

The hearing was told that he had been arrested in the early hours of the morning at his home in Southampton for an offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice.