Grenfell Tower was engulfed by flames in the middle of the night of June 14, 2017, killing 71 people in the country’s deadliest domestic fire since the Second World War
In this file photo taken on June 14, 2017, police man a security cordon as a huge fire engulfs the Grenfell Tower in west London.British police said on Wednesday that it was unlikely that prosecutors would consider whether anyone should face criminal charges over the deadly Grenfell Tower fire until the end of 2021.
Police have said they were considering possible criminal offenses including gross negligence manslaughter, corporate manslaughter and breaches of the Health and Safety Act.However, on Wednesday Detective Superintendent Matt Bonner, the officer leading the investigation, said detectives and prosecutors had agreed that they needed to take into account findings from an ongoing public inquiry before deciding whether any charges should be brought.
That meant it was assessed that it was unlikely detectives could submit a file of evidence to prosecutors sooner than the latter part of 2021.
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