Chelsie Greatorex
11 Nov 2020 · Coroner Graeme Irvine · East London
The coroner's concerns
1. anxiety about complainant role
“Evidence heard in the inquest suggested that Ms [name redacted] felt anxiety regarding her role as a complainant in a sexual assault trial”
2. lack of specialist officer or team investigation
“Despite the fact that Ms [name redacted] was a child when the events of the allegation took place, the investigation was not conducted by a specialist officer or team”
3. delayed interview
“Delays in the investigation were identified, e despite naming the suspect and their place of study, no interview took place for over 3 months”
4. late decision to prosecute
“a decision to prosecute was not arrived at until late December 2020”
5. court hearing delay
“Acourt hearing was not listed until January 2020”
6. insufficient support response
“When Ms [name redacted] sought support from the MPS, no contact was made for four days, even then, the extent of the support was an email with the contact details of a borough psychological support service”