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05/03/2015
Police Cleared Over Death Of Hamzah Khan
A verdict of "no misconduct" by any police officer has been found after the body of a four-year-old was discovered starved to death in his cot two years after he died.
An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into West Yorkshire Police's handling of concern relating to the welfare of Hamzah Khan began after it was revealed allegations of neglect had been made to police and other agencies before his body was discovered in 2011.
Hamzah's mother Amanda Hutton was jailed for 15 years in October 2013 after being found guilty of manslaughter. After the trial, the IPCC contacted West Yorkshire Police to ask for details of the concerns raised with police that had been reported in the media.
A referral was then made to the IPCC and the independent investigation began in January 2014.
IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts said: "There was a clear public interest in enabling the Independent Police Complaints Commission to scrutinise the actions of West Yorkshire Police officers after the discovery of Hamzah's body in 2011.
"The fact that this was not reported to the IPCC until after a serious case review had been completed in 2013 meant that that process was completed without any independent scrutiny of police action."
The IPCC investigation concluded that Hamzah's death was not something West Yorkshire Police could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent, and that it was the actions of a PCSO who made repeated and concerted attempts to speak to Ms Hutton that led to the discovery of Hamzah's body.
(CD/JP)
An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into West Yorkshire Police's handling of concern relating to the welfare of Hamzah Khan began after it was revealed allegations of neglect had been made to police and other agencies before his body was discovered in 2011.
Hamzah's mother Amanda Hutton was jailed for 15 years in October 2013 after being found guilty of manslaughter. After the trial, the IPCC contacted West Yorkshire Police to ask for details of the concerns raised with police that had been reported in the media.
A referral was then made to the IPCC and the independent investigation began in January 2014.
IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts said: "There was a clear public interest in enabling the Independent Police Complaints Commission to scrutinise the actions of West Yorkshire Police officers after the discovery of Hamzah's body in 2011.
"The fact that this was not reported to the IPCC until after a serious case review had been completed in 2013 meant that that process was completed without any independent scrutiny of police action."
The IPCC investigation concluded that Hamzah's death was not something West Yorkshire Police could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent, and that it was the actions of a PCSO who made repeated and concerted attempts to speak to Ms Hutton that led to the discovery of Hamzah's body.
(CD/JP)
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