(Jan 2, 2025 09:50 AM)Hackers Wrote: This is a tough one - in both cases that they "ignored" it, she had backed up the abuser / didn't share the true story with officers.
The laws here in USA are very good if the victim claims abuse - once they claim this, the state won't let them retract their statement, and they'll press domestic violence charges. However, if the victim does NOT claim abuse upfront, they can't do that.
It seems that in both cases, the victim did not claim abuse - someone else did. This is probably the reason the cops didn't do an investigation. In the USA, if she had admitted anything then they would have the legal requirements to prosecute the case (for DV) and investigate further (depending on state).
I am not sure about the laws in England for this though.
It is not her fault she was abused & murdered, but the cops might not end up being legally liable.
The relationship was abusive from the start and marked by incidents of extreme violence and death threats. Lucy was subjected to non-fatal strangulation and the jury heard evidence of how she fell into several high risk categories for domestic homicide.
In September 2018 police were called to an incident at a hotel in Bournemouth after witnesses reported an assault on Lucy by Mr Dyson. CCTV captured the assault, but officers did not check the footage or speak to witnesses. An assessment conducted at the scene graded the risk to Lucy as “standard”. The inquest heard from the officers that had attended the scene that had they reviewed the CCTV Mr Dyson would have been arrested and that Lucy’s risk assessment would have been “medium” or “high”.
On 30 May 2019, Lucy’s brother, Luke, reported serious sexual and physical abuse being perpetrated by Mr Dyson to Hampshire Police. Luke also gave police copies of graphic photographs depicting this abuse. The images had been taken and shared with others by Mr Dyson. Luke told officers he was very concerned about Lucy’s safety, that she may be reluctant to speak to officers because she was “petrified” her children may be removed and that Mr Dyson was controlling of his sister. The officer who received the report deemed it so serious as to require Mr Dyson to be arrested as a priority and that other lines of enquiry, including seizing his phone, be pursued.
Mr Dyson wasn’t arrested and instead an officer attended on Lucy the following morning. Lucy denied her brother’s report but, despite Luke’s warning about her denial, her account was taken at face value and no further investigative steps at all were taken. The matter was closed by police less than 24 hours after it had been reported.
(Jan 2, 2025 09:35 AM)Sahgid Wrote: What constitutes as domestic violence; Where would you draw the line? I think many people see marriage as an easy way to get through domesticated situations. I guess scamming through marriage is still in question.
I really don't have any idea what you are trying to say, sorry.
