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Four-year 'torture' of CPS delay after death in custody
The Guardian
|March 19, 2025
The sister of a man who died in police custody has described the four-year wait for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether any charges would be brought against a police officer and a former healthcare professional as a "form of torture".
William Cameron, 38, who was described by his family as a "kind, loving and protective brother", died in custody at Loddon Valley police station near Reading on 8 January 2020. A police sergeant and a former healthcare professional were placed under a criminal investigation in relation to his death.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) formally referred the case to the CPS for a charging decision in 2021. However, four years later, the family is still waiting for the CPS to announce its decision.
This has left the family unable to grieve or find closure, Patricia Cameron told the Guardian. Without a charging decision, the family are unable to hold an inquest into William's death or access the underlying evidence referenced in the IOPC's report.
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