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Integrity just as vital as enf
BY REMINDING officers in charge of police stations (OCS) to treat the preparation of sudden death reports (SDR) as urgent and a matter that should be given priority over other duties, the nation's number one policeman is hoping to resolve a much complained about issue which had, over the years, contributed to the tarnishing of the image of the force.
He should be commended for addressing the matter pointedly as maintaining the integrity of the men in blue is just as important as enforcing the law.
Delays in the preparation of the report were becoming more frequent and had c... Read more
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Murdered woman 'failed' by pol
Police have been strongly criticised for failing to protect a pregnant woman who was murdered by her boyfriend a week after he attacked her.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has upheld two complaints by the family of Hayley Richards against Wiltshire Police.
It said institutional failings led to a failure to arrest Hugo Quintas and it said the investigation was poor.
Wiltshire Police have apologised and said lessons would be learnt.
Ms Richards was attacked in her Trowbridge flat by Quintas, a Portuguese factory worker, in June 2005.
She needed hospital treatment for neck injuries.
Ms Richards told police where they could find Quintas, but officers who could have responded were already dealing with a report of a dog locked in a car and were not then re-deployed to arrest him.
Quintas cut the 23-year-old's throat a week later.
Ms Richards' brother Paul Richards said: "We feel very bitter and angry about the week before Hayley was murdered."
Speaking on Friday, Chief Constable Martin Richards, admitted there had been failings.
International manhunt
"There was certainly one occasion, when Hayley rang police to tell us Quintas' whereabouts on 7 June, that we had a good chance of arresting him, but we didn't act fast enough.
"In essence, at that moment, we made the wrong decision and for that I am deeply sorry."
He said the force had already made changes in line with the IPCC recommendations about training, supervision and support provided to staff.
A police sergeant and a civilian member of the force are facing disciplinary action over the case.
"No-one could ever have foreseen or predicted that Quintas would kill Hayley," the chief constable said.
"The IPCC reaches the same conclusion. Even if we had arrested Quintas following the assault, it can only be a matter of speculation whether that would have changed his intentions or behaviour.
"But we could have done more for Hayley."
Quintas, 25, fled to Portugal the day after the murder.
Following an international manhunt, he was eventually arrested by Spanish border police.
Last month, he was convicted of Ms Richards' murder and jailed for life. The judge set a minimum term of 17 years behind bars.
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