Met Police attacked for failing mentally ill
Scotland Yard was criticised today for a series of failings in dealing with vulnerable people with mental illness. An independent report found “failures in systems, misjudgments or errors by individuals” and “discrimination” by officers that led to the deaths of people with mental health problems.…
Met ‘blocks’ quizzing of officers in probe over restraint death
Scotland Yard is refusing to allow officers to be questioned under caution over the death of a university student who was forcibly restrained by police at a psychiatric hospital, a watchdog claimed today. University graduate Olaseni Lewis, 23, collapsed and slipped into a coma after he was held…
INQUEST and family response to not guilty verdict on death of Colin Holt
Sharon Holt, Colin Holt’s sister said: “Losing Colin in this way has caused terrible and unnecessary grief for us all. We miss him so much. He was let down by a system that should have been protecting and caring for him. “The evidence we have heard points to…
