Police to probe Todd private life

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Greater Manchester Police have asked that colleagues from the West Midlands look into Mr Todd's personal life to ensure it had no impact on his duties as chief constable.

Mr Todd, 50, was found dead on Mount Snowdon on Tuesday. It has since emerged that the father-of-three had a three-year affair with a leading Manchester businesswoman and that he had been upset that details had been revealed to his wife and his mistress's husband.

There have also been media reports of other affairs with colleagues and a journalist.

A statement from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary said that North Wales Police were investigating the circumstances surrounding Mr Todd's apparent suicide, but West Midlands Police had been called in following the revelations about his personal conduct.

It read: "An independent rigorous inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Michael Todd's tragic death is currently being handled on behalf of the coroner by North Wales Police.

"HM Inspectorate are in liaison with that constabulary and are monitoring developments closely.

"Given the circumstances, the acting chief constable Dave Whatton and the chairman of Greater Manchester Police Authority through the offices of HMI Ken Williams have asked Sir Paul Scott-Lee, chief constable of West Midlands Police, to conduct an examination of the circumstances to ensure that nothing in the conduct of Mr Todd's personal life had adversely impacted on the professional discharge of his duties as chief constable."

A Manchester police source revealed the decision to investigate Mr Todd's private life had been taken to ensure that everything was done above board.

The source said: "We decided to say, 'Let's do this properly, and lets make sure everything is being done properly'."