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Policeman tampered with Stephen Lawrence evidence

Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence

originally published by: BBC News
1st April 2010

A police officer has been demoted for trying to sabotage evidence connected with the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. Met detective Paul Steed, 49, tampered with key times and dates on an evidence log, it was confirmed.

A Met spokesman said a misconduct board demoted a detective from the rank of sergeant to constable and fined him.

Stephen, 18, was stabbed to death by a racist gang at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993. The investigation is ongoing. Five men – Neil Acourt, his brother Jamie, David Norris, Gary Dobson and Luke Knight – were the the prime suspects in the Lawrence case.

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Untouchable elite seems ripe for reform

Police Paradeoriginally published by: The Guardian
1st April 2010

They are known as the “Muscle of the Met”, accused of being an untouchable elite who cover their badge numbers, treat the public with disdain and, most concerning of all, are virtually never held to account for their actions.

Senior officers at Scotland Yard acknowledge that the 730 officers in their territorial support group (TSG) have an image problem, but say it is cosmetic. They may have found themselves the subject of unflattering footage at the G20 protests, but their supporters point out they are deployed on the most volatile and potentially controversial operations, from stop and search to drug raids and demonstrations.

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Mother gets new inquest on son killed in Germany

Jeremiah Duggan
Jeremiah Duggan

originally published by: The Local
27th February 2010

A British woman whose son died in Germany in 2003 after becoming involved with a far-right cult, has succeeded in getting authorities to conduct a highly-unusual second inquest into his death.

Erica Duggan has been trying to find out how her son Jeremiah died since he was found dead on a road near Wiesbaden in the early hours of March 27, 2003, according to a report in the British paper The Independent.

He called her that night, telling her he was in trouble, and spelling out the place he was staying, before being interrupted and cut off. Within a few hours the police phoned Duggan to tell her Jeremiah had been found dead.

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