British police reopen lord lucan case after new review
A Royal Ulster Constabulary officers involved in investigating a murder and attempted murder in east Belfast have reopened the investigation after a review.
The Northern Ireland Police Service’s (NIPS) Major Crime Branch is now overseeing the inquiry into the alleged gangrape and murder of 22-year-old Karen McQuade, who was found dead in a car last April.
A second woman, 17-year-old Laura James, had also reported her being raped. Police claimed McQuade had been attacked on the street in the city centre.
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The investigation was sparked in June 2014 after police received a 999 call that a woman jarvees.comwas being sexually assaulted by a man.
The call came to the police station shortly after 18:00 and two men were arrested as part of Operation Waterford.
They are understood to be accused of attacking the woman at some stage around 10:00 on the evening of 22 April. She was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe that McQuade may have been killed shortly after.
She 바카라사이트had reportedly previously come into contact with the suspect who they later charged with sexual assault.
The alleged rape, in which a victim claims she was repeatedly raped, was witnessed by her grandmother, who also provided information about the sexual assault to police.
Image caption The original investigation began in May 2014, but it is not clear how long it took for it to move forward
The two suspected gang rapists – who have not been named – are both of English-medium ethnic origin and grew up in a residential community near Blackrock Castle.
Detective Superintendent Kevin McLaughlin, NIPCS director, said: “These men have no connection to the case, and as a result of the initial investigation, there was no need to investigate further.”
“Nationally there are more Asian women victims of sexual assaults in this way than there are white women.
“They have all been sexually abused as young as 16 by members of a parti우리카지노cular Asian-sounding gang who are based in a particular area of east Belfast.
“We do not intend to release any information about them or the case because we do not wish to compromise on the integrity of the investigation.”
Police said the rape is not being treated as a single incident.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark McGhee, who now leads the case said: “There is no specific evidence in this investigation to suggest that the two men ar