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24/04/2013
Police Criticised For 'Collective Amnesia' Over Milly Dowler Hacking Claims
Police investigating the murder of Milly Dowler have been criticised for having “collective amnesia” when questions about why they failed to investigations claims that her voicemail had been hacked.
Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002, as she walked home in Surrey.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were looking into claims that officers failed to follow up on allegations that her voicemail had been hacked.
The IPCC however, did not discover who decided not to pursue the claims.
PCC deputy chair Deborah Glass said: "Phone hacking was a crime and this should have been acted upon, if not in 2002, then later, once the News of the World's widespread use of phone hacking became a matter of public knowledge and concern.
"Our investigation has heard from officers and former officers from Surrey Police who have expressed surprise and dismay that it wasn't investigated.
"We have not been able to uncover any evidence, in documentation or witness statements, of why and by whom that decision was made: former senior officers, in particular, appear to have been afflicted by a form of collective amnesia in relation to the events of 2002.
"This is perhaps not surprising, given the events of 2011 and the public outcry that the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone produced."
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Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002, as she walked home in Surrey.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were looking into claims that officers failed to follow up on allegations that her voicemail had been hacked.
The IPCC however, did not discover who decided not to pursue the claims.
PCC deputy chair Deborah Glass said: "Phone hacking was a crime and this should have been acted upon, if not in 2002, then later, once the News of the World's widespread use of phone hacking became a matter of public knowledge and concern.
"Our investigation has heard from officers and former officers from Surrey Police who have expressed surprise and dismay that it wasn't investigated.
"We have not been able to uncover any evidence, in documentation or witness statements, of why and by whom that decision was made: former senior officers, in particular, appear to have been afflicted by a form of collective amnesia in relation to the events of 2002.
"This is perhaps not surprising, given the events of 2011 and the public outcry that the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone produced."
(H/CD)
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