POLICE CHIEF SUSPENDED AFTER £4.5M 'MURDER' INVESTIGATION FINDS...NOBODY WAS MURDERED

POLICE CHIEF SUSPENDED AFTER £4.5M 'MURDER' INVESTIGATION FINDS...NOBODY WAS MURDERED

Wednesday November 12 2008 byGeoff Marsh for express.co.uk

The government of Jersey today launched a stinging attack on police conduct during the island’s child abuse investigation.
Deputy Andrew Lewis, the home affairs minister, also confirmed the force’s chief officer, Graham Power, had been suspended.

He said: “It is evident that we didn’t receive all the information about the historic abuse inquiry that we should have received, and that some aspects of this critically important police investigation have not been conducted properly.”

During a press conference, he admitted he had deep regrets over the investigation.

He added: “While we welcome the conclusion of the police that there was no evidence of any murders having taken place, we need to understand, and will establish, why this was not made apparent earlier on in the investigation.
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There was 'nothing suspicious' about bones, teeth, pits and cellars at the former children’s home.
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“This matter has raised questions as to the role of the chief police officer. I have invoked the disciplinary code in respect of the officer and an investigation will be undertaken.”

He added: “We ask questions and we were given answers - we are now questioning these answers.”

The States of Jersey statement was made after police chiefs, recently installed as heads of the investigation, said no-one had been murdered at former children’s home Haut de la Garenne and previously released evidence had been inaccurate.