Richard Okorogheye: Met police apologise for failings by LeahMahon_
THE METROPOLITAN Police have apologised to the family of a black teenager who was found dead after an investigation by the police watchdog revealed a series of failings when he was reported missing, but claim racism played no part in their actions., 19, was found dead in a pond in Epping Forest in April 2021 at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
She said: “This development in the IOPC investigation confirms what I have known all along – both Richard’s GP and I were dismissed by numerous officers and staff at the Metropolitan Police.” The recent investigation by the police watchdog found that the performance of three police officers and three call handlers fell below the standard expected, but still did not meet “the threshold for disciplinary action” or could be concluded as racist.The watchdog findings revealed that the police failed to record Richard’s medical condition accurately, which was noted as being “anemia” instead of “sickle cell anemia.
IOPC watchdog Regional Director, Sal Naseem, said that allegations of racism in Richard’s case were difficult to prove, if they were not overt incidents.
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