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Police apologise for ‘flawed’ probe that ‘failed’ family of murdered showjumper

Undated family handout photo issued by KRW Law of Katie Simpson at a family birthday party. The initial police investigation into the death of Katie was "flawed", a police watchdog review has concluded. The Police Ombudsman investigation also found it had "failed" Ms Simpson's family. The 21-year-old from Tynan, Co Armagh, died in Altnagelvin Area Hospital almost a week after an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, Lettershandoney, on August 3 2020. Police originally thought she had taken her own life




Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to the family of a murdered showjumper after a watchdog found their initial investigation had « failed » them.



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Publish date : 2024-11-12 18:02:00

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