‘The Metropolitan Police say they have opened an investigation into Sir Mo Farah’s revelation that he was trafficked to the UK as a child.’
BBC News, 14th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rape victims should no longer be offered support by Met Police officers, London’s victims’ commissioner says.’
BBC News, 13th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed the appointment of Sir Mark Rowley to lead the UK’s largest police force.’
Home Office, 8th July 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Callum Wheeler has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Kent Police PCSO Julia James, as she walked her dog in the woods near her home.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th July 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former aide to ex-Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has lost a bid to challenge a judge’s conclusion he was jointly responsible for the killing of police officer Yvonne Fletcher in 1984.’
BBC News, 6th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan police firearms officer lawfully shot Jermaine Baker dead in December 2015, an official inquiry has found.;
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman was kept in police custody for 36 hours after having a stillbirth because of suspicions she had an abortion after the legal cut-off point, it has been claimed.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man during a foiled prison break are due to be published on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The police strip-search at school of Child Q caused outrage. But experts say it is just one example of how black children are perceived as more mature – and culpable – than white peers.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who was repeatedly raped as a child has demanded justice after a report found that the police and a council failed her.’
BBC News, 4th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police forces in England and Wales are responding to reports of their own officers committing domestic abuse in a way that is “significantly harming the public interest”, with just 9% of such allegations leading to criminal charges, a joint watchdog investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The way the Met Police initially handled the deaths of four men murdered by serial killer Stephen Port is to be re-investigated by the police watchdog.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two former police officers have been barred from working in the role again for their part in a WhatsApp group that shared bestiality porn and rape jokes.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The death of a man who was decapitated in a betting shop “would not have occurred” if his attacker had been referred to mental health services the month before, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 21st June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Vulnerable children were left exposed to sexual exploitation in Oldham because of “serious failings” by the police and council, a damning independent review has found.’
The Guardian, June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black people in Merseyside are twice as likely to face arrest than white people, a police report has revealed.’
BBC News, 17th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died in custody after taking heroin in his cell.’
BBC News, 15th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police constable has been jailed for 20 weeks after sending a string of racist WhatsApp memes, including images that mocked the death of George Floyd.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An organised criminal gang who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were jailed today (10 June 2022).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Three people have been fined for breaking Covid laws by attending a vigil for Sarah Everard.’
BBC News, 9th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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