'RACIST' POLICE FAILED MY SON; Grieving dad claims probe was bungled.Byline: by RICHARD DOWN A DAD whose four-year-old son died has accused police of bungling bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. an investigation because they are racist. The man claimed Merseyside Police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. failed to properly investigate why the youngster was admitted to Alder Hey with seizures in May last year. He died two months later. The boy's dad believes police did not properly deal with his fears over the youngster's admittance Admittance The ratio of the current to the voltage in an alternating-current circuit. In terms of complex current I and voltage V, the admittance of a circuit is given by Eq. (1), and is related to the impedance of the circuit Z by Eq. (2). because he is black. The Independent Police Complaints Commission today confirmed it is investigating the man's claims. The man, who is estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. from the child's mum, said he raised concerns with officers about the reasons behind the child's seizures. But he claimed the resulting police investigation was poor and lacked impartiality. He has also claimed officers made inaccurate statements both to and about him during the investigation and during hearings which were held at the family court. The IPCC See IMS Forum. said it is investigating after the man claimed inaccurate statements were also made during a criminal case when he was charged with making threats to kill the boy's mother. The case reached crown court but was dropped by prosecutors who said they believed it was not in the public interest. IPCC Commissioner for the North West Naseem Malik said: "This man has suffered the traumatic loss of his young son. "He alleges this trauma has been exacerbated because he believes Merseyside Police has failed to adequately investigate his son's admittance to hospital and that racial discrimination has played a part in the alleged failure. "This is a very serious allegation and one that must be independently investigated. Ms Malik confirmed the IPCC would study how officers responded to the circumstances surrounding the four-year-old's admittance to Alder Hey. He said: "Our investigation will examine all aspects of Merseyside Police's initial investigation into the boy's admittance to hospital and statements made by officers to courts and other agencies to determine whether there is any substance to the man's allegations. "I am conscious that at the heart of this matter is the death of a young boy and my sympathies go out to all involved." The IPCC has refused to name the familywho are at the heart of the investigation. Merseyside Police has since launched a fresh inquiry into the death and criminal proceedings are possible. The man made his complaint last November and it was passed to the IPCC in February. |
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