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Police to reform death probes approach following Stephen Port victims’ inquest

Senior police officials are reforming the national approach to investigating unexplained deaths following the inquest for victims of serial killer and rapist Stephen Port. In January this year, a coroner’s report on the deaths of Anthony Walgate, ...

19 Apr 2022 at 21:25

Levels of gay police officers ‘vary significantly across the country’

Police officers who identify as gay or lesbian make up less than 3% of the workforce in some constabularies across England and Wales, the first figures of their kind suggest. Other forces reported levels more than double this, according to ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Coroner’s report identifies ‘basic investigative failings’ in Stephen Port probe

Families of the four victims of serial killer Stephen Port have welcomed a coroner’s report that identifies several areas of concern over the bungled investigations into their deaths. Sarah Munro QC published her prevention of future ...

25 Jan 2022 at 15:56

Stephen Merchant ‘shocked’ at police handling of case depicted in Four Lives

Stephen Merchant has said it is “utterly shocking” how the police handled the serial killer investigation depicted in BBC drama Four Lives. The actor, 47, portrays sex predator Stephen Port, who drugged and raped four men before ...

31 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Stephen Port drama shows ‘massive institutional failure’ in police investigation

The creator of BBC drama Four Lives, about serial killer Stephen Port, said the story shows there was “massive institutional failure” in the Metropolitan Police investigation. Port, played by Stephen Merchant, drugged and raped ...

03 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Met ‘has not learned from failures in Stephen Port case’ – watchdog

Police could be missing murders because they are still failing to investigate deaths properly nearly a decade after the blunders in catching serial killer Stephen Port, a watchdog has warned. The risk of homicides not being ...

27 Apr 2023 at 22:09

Met officers investigated for gross misconduct over serial killer Stephen Port

Five Metropolitan Police officers and three former officers are being investigated for gross misconduct following the force’s failings in the case of serial killer Stephen Port. Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel ...

16 Nov 2023 at 13:50

Mother’s fears of another Port serial killer amid Met Police ‘shambles’

The mother of the first victim of Stephen Port has said history could repeat itself amid the “shambles” in the Metropolitan Police. Anthony Walgate, 23, who left Hull to study fashion in London, was fatally drugged ...

17 Feb 2022 at 03:55

Met Police face calls for public inquiry after ‘damning’ Casey review

The family of one of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims has called for a public inquiry into the Metropolitan Police, following a review into the force that has been described as “damning” by London mayor Sadiq ...

21 Mar 2023 at 10:57

Stephen Port victims’ families ‘sceptical’ of police reforms

A lawyer representing the victims of Stephen Port has said they remain sceptical about proposed policing reforms to how unexplained deaths are reported. In 2016, Port was jailed at the Old Bailey for life for ...

21 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Whole-life orders: The sentence that sees criminals likely to die behind bars

Lucy Letby will face the rest of her life behind bars, becoming only the fourth woman in UK history to receive such a punishment. Whole-life orders are the most severe penalty available in the country’s ...

21 Aug 2023 at 13:20

Watchdog to reinvestigate police over bungled serial killer probe

The police watchdog is to reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police over their initial handling of the murders of four young men by serial killer Stephen Port. The Independent Office for Police Conduct ...

23 Jun 2022 at 20:47

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