Police misconduct investigation on missing man’s claims

A police inspector faces misconduct proceedings after complaints, alleging a series of failures during the search for a missing person that is later affected by a train.

A mental health patient at Prio Hospital Woodbourne in Birmingham died of 23 -year -old Matthew Kesbi, when in September 2020, a wall in his courtyard scored and left the site.

His father Richard Kesby has complained to the independent office for the police conduct (IOPC), the police guards accused of failures during his search.

IOPC stated that it had recommended that there should be a malpractice meeting and the West Midlands was the role of the police “to arrange disciplinary proceedings.”

Bal said that the meeting will be “in the appointed time”.

Sri Kesby’s father said in a statement that “West Midlands Police completely thwarted my family when we needed them most”.

In April 2022, an inquiry jury ruled that failures in the hospital contributed to the death of Shri Kesby for neglect. The jury heard that he should have been subject to constant observation, but was released.

Care provider Preri Healthcare was fined £ 650,000 for security failures last year.

IOPC complained to Mr. Kesby’s father, Richard Kesbi and investigated, after the evidence heard in the inquiry.

It said that its sympathy was with the family of Matthew Kesbi and in December, it had completed its investigation in response to the West Middlends Police, which was missing Matthew Kesby.

“Our investigation considered initial risk assessment and later reviews by the authorities, action taken to detect Matthew, and what the concerns and information relayed by their parents were considered,” said this.

The documents provided as part of the inquiry proceedings were reviewed with the force and national policies on missing persons and mental health.

“We received statements from many witnesses and interviewed a police inspector under misconduct caution.

“At the end of our investigation, we provided their reports and conclusions to the police force and Matthew’s father.”

IOPC’s statement continued: “We decided that a police inspector should attend an malpractice meeting regarding his decision taking and handling the information after Mathew’s disappearance.

“This is to arrange disciplinary action for the West Midlands Police.”

Mr. Kesibi, who lived in London, was originally detained under the Mental Health Act, which was after the report of a person running on railway tracks near Oxford, five days before his death.