Katie Simpson murder review exposes 'institutional misogyny' in PSNI

Nicola Tallant· Host0:00

[gentle music] A review into the murder of 21-year-old showjumper Katie Simpson has exposed institutional misogyny within the PSNI, and total failure to follow policing procedures in the case of her death. Killer Jonathan Cresswell almost got away with murder when he presented Katie to hospital in Derry, saying he had found her hanging. But months later, a second investigation team arrested and charged him before the courts. Today, I'm talking with Jenny Friel about the 200-page report and its damning conclusions. You're listening to Crime World, a podcast from crimeworld.com. Published today is the report into the death of Katie Simpson and the PSNI investigation around it, which some of the headlines from it, it, there was profound failures in that PSNI investigation. It's exposed institutional misogyny within the, um, the police force, and systematic failures were made throughout. Um, Katie was failed in many ways. Um, it's also found that, interesting points, Jonathan Cresswell didn't leave a suicide note.

Jenny Friel· Guest1:12

Mm-hmm.

Nicola Tallant· Host1:13

Secondly, there's 37 other victims have come forward, or alleged victims have come forward. And in total, 16 recommendations have been made, and they are police-focused. So that's an overview.

Jenny Friel· Guest1:25

Mm-hmm.

Nicola Tallant· Host1:26

Now, this is 200 pages, [laughs] so we've done our best. I've actually gone goggle-eyed