{"id":35605,"date":"2024-04-11T14:31:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/caroline-flack-met-police-to-reinvestigate-decision-to-charge-star-with-assaulting-boyfriend-ents-arts-news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:01:26","slug":"caroline-flack-met-police-to-reinvestigate-decision-to-charge-star-with-assaulting-boyfriend-ents-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/caroline-flack-met-police-to-reinvestigate-decision-to-charge-star-with-assaulting-boyfriend-ents-arts-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Flack: Met Police to reinvestigate decision to charge star with assaulting boyfriend | Ents & Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police are to reinvestigate the circumstances leading up to the decision to charge Caroline Flack with assaulting her boyfriend.<\/p>\n

The TV presenter died in February 2020, with a coroner saying she took her own life after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she only get a caution but this was overturned after London’s Metropolitan Police appealed.<\/p>\n

Flack<\/strong>, 40, was ultimately charged with assault by beating over the incident, which involved her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, in December 2019.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Police has now said it’s making “further enquiries” because “new witness evidence may be available” about officers’ actions in appealing the CPS decision.<\/p>\n

The former Love Island<\/strong> host’s mother told the Daily Mirror: “We won’t stop until we get the truth.<\/p>\n

“Something very unusual happened to Carrie at the police station that night, but no one kept a proper record explaining why.<\/p>\n

“I have now made a complaint to compel the officer to give the statement we think he should have given four years ago.<\/p>\n

“As a family, we have been left with important unanswered questions.”<\/p>\n

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What happened before Caroline Flack’s death?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

12 December 2019<\/b> – Flack allegedly attacked her boyfriend Lewis Burton with a lamp at her flat in Islington, north London in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n

13 December 2019<\/b> – The next day she was charged by the Metropolitan Police with assault by beating.<\/p>\n

17 December 2019<\/b> – She stands down as Love Island host, saying it was “the best thing I can do\u2026 in order to not detract attention from the upcoming series” which was due to start in January 2020.<\/p>\n

23 December 2019<\/b> – Flack appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in north London and was released on bail, due to stand trial on 4 March 2020. She pleaded not guilty.\n<\/p>\n

15 February 2020<\/b> – Flack was found dead in her London home having taken her own life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Met Police said it had referred a complaint from Flack’s family to the police watchdog, the IOPC, on 7 March.<\/p>\n

“The IOPC decided the majority of the matters had previously been dealt with and no further action was required,” said a Met statement.<\/p>\n

“The IOPC returned one aspect of the complaint back to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) to consider further.<\/p>\n

“This relates to the actions of officers in appealing an initial decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to charge Ms Flack, and because new witness evidence may be available.<\/p>\n

“DPS officers are now making further enquiries in relation to this.”<\/p>\n

It isn’t the first time investigations into the Flack case have been carried out.<\/p>\n

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The DPS previously found there was no misconduct, prompting another complaint from Flack’s family to the IOPC.<\/p>\n

It also didn’t find any misconduct by the Met. However, it ordered the force to apologise<\/strong> for not recording its reason for appealing against the caution.<\/p>\n

Caroline Flack’s mother rejected that apology at the time.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the new investigation comes as it was revealed Caroline’s former X Factor co-presenter Olly Murs will top the Flackstock festival in July.<\/p>\n

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The event in memory of the presenter is in its third year and raises money for mental health charities.<\/p>\n

Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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