Met Police to reinvestigate decision to charge Caroline Flack as ‘new evidence may be available’

The Metropolitan Police will reinvestigate the lead-up to the choice to cost TV presenter Caroline Flack as “new witness proof could also be accessible”, the drive mentioned.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advisable that the previous Love Island presenter obtain a warning following an incident along with her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, in December 2019.

However this was overturned after an attraction from the Met Police, and he or she was as an alternative charged with assault by beating.

Flack was discovered lifeless in February 2020 on the age of 40.

A coroner later dominated she took her personal life after studying that prosecutors had been going to press forward with an assault cost.

The Met has now mentioned it’s making “additional enquiries” into potential new witness proof referring to the actions of officers in interesting the preliminary CPS resolution to not cost Flack.

The TV star’s mom, Christine Flack, advised the Mirror: “We received’t cease till we get the reality. One thing very uncommon occurred to Carrie on the police station that night time, however nobody stored a correct report explaining why.

“I’ve now made a grievance to compel the officer to provide the ­assertion we expect he ought to have given 4 years in the past. As a household, we’ve been left with necessary ­unanswered questions.”

An announcement from the Met mentioned: “On Thursday, March 7, we referred a grievance from Caroline Flack’s household to the Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC).

“The IOPC determined nearly all of the issues had beforehand been handled and no additional motion was required.

“The IOPC returned one facet of the grievance again to the Met’s Directorate of Skilled Requirements (DPS) to contemplate additional.

“This pertains to the actions of officers in interesting an preliminary resolution by the Crown Prosecution Service to not cost Ms Flack, and since new witness proof could also be accessible.

“DPS officers are actually making additional enquiries in relation to this.”

A spokesperson for the IOPC mentioned: “On the idea there could also be new witness proof accessible, we returned one facet of the grievance again to the Met to research.

“This pertains to the actions of officers in interesting an preliminary resolution by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to not cost Ms Flack. The CPS subsequently reconsidered its recommendation and authorised a prison cost.”

This isn’t the primary investigation into the dealing with of Flack’s case.

The Directorate of Skilled Requirements (DPS) beforehand discovered there was no misconduct, which led Ms Flack’s household to escalate their considerations to the Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC).

The IOPC, a police watchdog, ordered the Met to reinvestigate complaints referring to the method concerned in interesting towards the CPS resolution, whereas it carried out a evaluation of the Met’s resolution to cost her.

It “didn’t determine any misconduct” by the drive; nonetheless, the IOPC requested the Met to apologise to Flack’s household for not recording its purpose for interesting towards the unique CPS resolution.

On the time, Flack’s mom, Christine, rejected the apology.

The choice to reinvestigate the lead-up to the choice to cost Ms Flack comes after it was introduced that British singer Olly Murs will headline Flackstock when the pageant returns for its third yr on July 22.

The occasion, held in honour of the late TV presenter, can even see stars together with All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis, The X Issue star Rebecca Ferguson, Scottish music artist Tom Walker, The One And Solely singer Chesney Hawkes and band NewDad carry out.

Cash raised from the pageant will likely be break up equally between charities Select Love, Thoughts, Samaritans and Charlie Waller Belief.