The incident was 'symbolic' of the failings at Britain's biggest police force, according to Baroness Casey, who conducted a year-long review into the organisation. Sky News looks at some of the shocking details revealed in her report
Rape evidence 'destroyed' after freezer broke
"All the fridges used for rape kits were in bad shape, packed and ruining evidence," the report said.Officer G said one freezer broke down during last year's heatwave and"all of the evidence had to be destroyed because it could no longer be used". The woman - referred to as officer A - said it was"an open secret on their team but few people wanted to speak up".
The case was passed between six different investigators in the Met's misconduct system in a year, with the officer being asked to give her account of what had happened each time. She said she reported the male officer to her sergeant but"nothing was done", according to the report. No further action was taken against the male officer, who has since retired from the Met, the report said.
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