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  • 13 December 2018

    Information from 999 call was not passed on properly to police officers prior to man being found dead

    A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a Police Scotland controller failed to pass accurate and relevant information to officers following a 999 report of a disturbance at a flat in Edinburgh, where a 51-year-old man was lat...

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  • 13 December 2018

    Information from 999 call was not passed on properly to police officers prior to man being found dead

    A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a Police Scotland controller failed to pass accurate and relevant information to officers following a 999 report of a disturbance at a flat in Edinburgh, where a 51-year-old man was later found dead.

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    • death following police contact
  • 10 December 2018

    Police provided appropriate response prior to death of man at quarry

    The police response to a report of people being in a disused quarry prior to the death of a 28-year-old man was appropriate and proportionate, a report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.

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    • death following police contact
  • 26 October 2018

    Commissioner concludes investigation into police contact with 22-year-old man prior to his death

    The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has concluded her investigation into police contact with a 22-year-old man prior to his death at Jordanhill Train Station in Glasgow on 1 April 2018.

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  • 17 October 2018

    Failings identified in police handling of reports of concern for woman later found dead

    A report has found that Police Scotland failed to follow standard procedures in dealing with reports of concern for a vulnerable 65-year-old woman, who was later found dead in her Glasgow home.

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    • death following police contact
    • Police Scotland
  • 27 August 2018

    Commissioner investigating police contact prior to discovery of man's body

    We are carrying out an investigation after the body of a 41-year-old man was found at his home in the Crieff area on 10 August 2018.

    The investigation will focus on events leading up to the discovery of the man's body.

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    • death following police contact
  • 17 August 2018

    Police Officers showed professionalism in dealing with man who carried out axe attack

    A report has found that two police officers acted courageously and professionally when confronted with a violent man who was armed with knives and intent on suicide.

     

     

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    • death following police contact
  • 21 June 2018

    Investigation into circumstances leading to death of 38-year-old man

    The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner is investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a 38-year-old man in Troon.

    The investigation will focus on the police response.

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    • death following police contact
  • 17 April 2018

    Investigation launched into police contact with man, 22, prior to his death

    The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating police contact with a man prior to his death at a train station in Glasgow on 1 April 2018.

    The incident was referred to the PIRC by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

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    • death following police contact
    • Greater Glasgow
  • 10 April 2018

    Commissioner investigates police contact with man prior to his death

    The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the police contact with a 51-year-old man prior to his death in Edinburgh on 25 March 2018.

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    • death following police contact
  • 06 April 2018

    Commissioner submits report to Crown Office in relation to death of 65-year-old woman

    The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has submitted a report to the Crown Office in relation to the death of a 65-year-old woman. 

     

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