February 15, 2011

Justice delayed is justice denied

After she was hit by a tram, the probe into Cheryl Flanagan’s death was ‘a shambles’, said the coroner after hearing that all British Transport Police CID based at Birmingham had been given the day off.

A detective was eventually dispatched from Bristol, almost 100 miles away from the scene, only to be turned back by a senior officer, the inquest heard.

Meanwhile, the 30-year-old victim’s parents were standing by her body, waiting for a detective.

There is also a question why the police didn't arrest her fiancé.

Cheryl Flanagan died in December 2003 but the inquest is happening only now.

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