[InOne]

Seems a ridiculous long show and makes the think the trail has gone stone cold.

[marney]

Originally Posted by inone

seems a ridiculous long show and makes the think the trail has gone stone cold.

it does seem that way but maybe the evidence they have wont stick. We dont know what is going on behind the scene

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by InOne

Seems a ridiculous long show and makes the think the trail has gone stone cold.

I'm sure I read somewhere that after the first 28days, a new team of detectives are brought in - fresh eyes and minds. Can also recall reading that they were intending bringing in older and more experienced detectives etc. Will be interesting if fresh blood bring about anything new.

[icemaiden]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I'm sure I read somewhere that after the first 28days, a new team of detectives are brought in - fresh eyes and minds. Can also recall reading that they were intending bringing in older and more experienced detectives etc. Will be interesting if fresh blood bring about anything new.

That was probably newspaper speculation. Although, I am surprised Scotland Yard is not involved at this stage.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by icemaiden

That was probably newspaper speculation. Although, I am surprised Scotland Yard is not involved at this stage.

No, I mean as in something bona fide from a police p.o.v. - rather than tabloid reading. I must go have a mooch, I could be getting mixed up, but I'm sure I read it somewhere that it was standard practise.


Yep - here it is:-

One of the ways in which the police service in England and Wales has endeavoured to improve
the quality of murder enquiries is by conducting reviews of investigations. In 1989, the
Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO) introduced a
policy recommending that reviews be carried out on all murders that remain undetected after 28
days. The aims of the review process were to identify and develop investigative opportunities that
will progress an investigation, to act as a form of quality assurance in relation to both the content
and process of an investigation, and to identify, develop and disseminate good investigative
practice. Further guidelines to enhance the conduct of reviews were issued in 1998 by ACPO
Crime Committee as part of the Major Incident Room Standard Administrative Procedures
(MIRSAP). Consequently, each force should have a policy in place for dealing with reviews based

upon these guidelines.

http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr2504.pdf Whether it was this exactly this or something more recent I can't recall, but it was in this type of format. It may not not be part of procedure, but as I say, I'm sure I read that it still was the way it works. I could of course be wrong.

[marney]

Police said they not want to bring in a different investigative team now as they were close to a breakthrough this was reported a couple of days ago. In that case it seems odd that all this has gone out tonight and reconstruction on TV next week. Bu they may be just searching for more evidence to uphold what they already have. We saw what happened when they brought in a new police Constables to Jersey, in the Haut de la garenne case it was a total whitewash but it can't be much worse then what's going on now.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by icemaiden

That was probably newspaper speculation. Although, I am surprised Scotland Yard is not involved at this stage.

No its not speculation at all, after 28 days the local force commander will instigate a review of the investigation and will on recommendation of the reviewing officer change parts of the investigation team if deemed necessary.

Mind you it is customary to wait 28 days after an investigation starts before a review is called, we are only on day 24 given the body was discovered on 25th December.

I would be more surprised if Scotland Yard ever got involved, it is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Force(of Greater London). Given that the murder is believed to have occurred in Bristol which is in the area policed by the Avon and Somerset Police Force, it would show no faith in the investigative powers of the home force if an outside force was called in to deal with it.