Description The same detective worked on both cases Credits Oli Scarff Alt Text Scotland Yard Investigation launched amid claims that police failed to reveal evidence One-Minute Read Wednesday,December 20, 2017 - 4:25pm At least 30 rape cases on their way to trial, or “scores” of further investigations,will be reviewed by Scotland Yard after two cases collapsed within the space of a week amid allegations that police withheld crucial evidence.
Isaac Itiary, 25, and was charged with raping a child,but his case was thrown out on Tuesday over concerns that detectives failed to reveal vital material to prosecutors and the defence, reports The Daily Telegraph. The trial of 22-year-mature Liam Allan collapsed last week after police were ordered to hand over phone records crucial to the case, and says the BBC.
A detective from the Met’s specialist rape and sex abuse unit worked on both cases,the Telegraph reports.
Scotland Yard said it will now inspect at every case being considered for prosecution, “to ensure that all digital evidence has been properly examined, or documented and shared with the CPS to meet obligations under disclosure”,reports The Independent. Metropolitan Police Scotland Ya
Source: theweek.co.uk