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Policing · LewishamMet Police delay in Catherine Morgan case ruled contributory to her death
An inquest jury found Metropolitan Police delays in responding to Catherine Morgan’s disappearance may have contributed to her suicide in Kent on 4 September 2024. The force’s application of national guidance was deemed 'overly rigid' by Senior Coroner Patricia Harding, who issued a prevention of future deaths report.
Lewisham5 min readTrust 66 · Craft 77 · Hype 35
Courts · LewishamMet Police delayed Lewisham woman’s search by 3.5 hours, coroner finds
A coroner has written to the Metropolitan Police after an inquest found officers delayed deploying to search for Catherine Morgan by more than three and a half hours. The jury ruled the force’s handling of her case may have contributed to her death on 4 September 2024.
Lewisham5 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 35