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Emma Caldwell: Public inquiry formally under way which will probe how killer Iain Packer evaded justice for almost 20 years
Inquiry probes 2005 murder investigation failures that let serial rapist evade justice for nearly 20 years amid concerns over Police Scotland exclusion and victim representation.
- On Tuesday, the public inquiry began by publishing its terms of reference and will be chaired by Lord Scott, operating independently of the Scottish Government.
- Following the conviction, the Scottish government ordered a judge-led public inquiry after allegations that police and prosecutorial failings allowed Iain Packer to evade justice despite his minimum 36-year term last year.
- Records show Packer was convicted of 11 rapes and offences against 22 women, while senior detectives who wrongly arrested the four Turkish men later rose in Police Scotland.
- The inquiry will examine Strathclyde Police and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service decision-making and investigative strategy, reporting recommendations to Scottish ministers soon.
- Aamer Anwar and survivor campaigners demand Police Scotland be investigated and survivors placed at the heart of the inquiry, warning the remit risks excluding the force.
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Emma Caldwell: Public inquiry formally under way which will probe how killer Iain Packer evaded justice for almost 20 years
A public inquiry into the murder of a woman is now formally under way and will examine what went wrong in the police investigation that allowed a serial rapist to evade justice for almost 20 years.
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The Emma Caldwell Public Inquiry must ask if the Scottish Labour Government of 20 years ago took its eye of the ball
From Emma Caldwell Public Inquiry begins work, published yesterday: The independent Public Inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder in April 2005 has been formally set-up and begins its work today (9 Dec). Justice Secretary Angela Constance informed Parliament on the formal setting-up date and on the Inquiry’s terms of reference through a Government Initiated Question today. The statutory inquiry will examine what went wrong in t…
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