Kent

A police detective faked having cervical cancer to get time off work. Detective Sergeant Vikki Costello, who worked for Kent Police, repeatedly lied to bosses and colleagues that she was unwell, submitted sick notes, and pretended to undergo treatment. When the ruse was rumbled, she refused to release her medical records or provide any evidence […] […]

Domestic violence victims were failed and their abusers escaped justice due to Kent Police failings, a damning report has found. The force ‘requires improvement’ across several key areas, which also include how it manages offenders and investigates crimes. Although the force performed well in some aspects of the work it does, according to the HM […] […]

A misconduct hearing at Kent Police headquarters in Northfleet heard that Joshua Risby, 21, had driven home drunk from a barbeque in Aylesham in June 2020. His then colleague Katherine Smith, 29, got a lift home with him, knowing he was drunk, and later lied to the police. The pair resigned from the force following […] […]

When the allegations were made in 1999, the woman was aged 19, and claimed her father had sexually abused her between the ages of 13 and 16 Kent Police paid a woman damages after an investigation into claims a woman was raped by her dad fell “below the standards expected” The alleged victim said she […] […]

An independent policing body is investigating after a 43-year-old woman died in police custody in Tonbridge. She was arrested in Tunbridge Wells by Kent Police officers shortly before 8pm on Friday and taken to custody at Tonbridge Police Station. At around 1pm on Saturday, the woman appeared to be having trouble breathing and was found […] […]

The family of Matthew Mackell have said they are “relieved” after positive talks with Kent Police. Matthew, aged 17, was found dead in Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells. in the early hours of May 7 last year where he was found hanging at An inquest into the schoolboy’s death revealed he had made phone calls […] […]

Two Kent police officers have been accused of assaulting a man whilst unlawfully detaining him after mistakenly accusing him of driving a stolen vehicle. The […]

Three officers and two staff members from Kent Police are being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a boy’s death. Matthew […]