This case has being doing the rounds for ages on the Daily Mail and the reason I remember it, is the complete mess the Police made of it. Essentially the police found out the victim had a mental illness, namely a body image disorder ,and they believed the victim had done it to herself. What was even worse was ,this theory was somehow released to the Daily Mail, who decided to publically identify the poor girl and explain the police's theory to the public that this was probably according to the police a case of self harm.
But now it turns out this poor girl didn't do this to herself her friend did it , she didn't make any bit of the story up, but she has had her good name slandered. I understand the police had to cover all angles in their investigation,but which officer decided to go public with the self harm theory to the media as well as her medical history should have been sacked and really this is just another example of how scummy journos and the media could be. The editor could have taken the decision that this report wasn't in public interest and spared this girl even more distress
That is why I remember this, because I was completely astounded the previous article about her medical history and the police's theory (which has now turned out to be wrong) was published. If I was a family member of hers I would want some answers and I would also be looking at a good wedge of compensation. .
But now it turns out this poor girl didn't do this to herself her friend did it , she didn't make any bit of the story up, but she has had her good name slandered. I understand the police had to cover all angles in their investigation,but which officer decided to go public with the self harm theory to the media as well as her medical history should have been sacked and really this is just another example of how scummy journos and the media could be. The editor could have taken the decision that this report wasn't in public interest and spared this girl even more distress
That is why I remember this, because I was completely astounded the previous article about her medical history and the police's theory (which has now turned out to be wrong) was published. If I was a family member of hers I would want some answers and I would also be looking at a good wedge of compensation. .