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1 day agoMet officer cleared of misconduct in Carrick case
Det Sgt Ray Mackennon cleared of gross misconduct over handling of David Carrick investigation; allegations of bias unproven.
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A Professional Standards Department report, obtained by the BBC, found failures in how Hertfordshire Police handled the case, including the decision to treat Gough's passing as a sudden death rather than investigating it as criminal blackmail, despite links to other cases of suspected blackmail involving victims targeted on Grindr. According to the BBC, there were multiple cases of suspected blackmail via Grindr in Gough's local area. At least four were linked to the same group of people, who are still at large.