Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for probe into role of London Police

London, Dec 11: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for an inspection into the actions of UK’s Metropolitan Police after an inquest jury concluded negligence by the force contributed to the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port’s final three victims.
Stephen Port is serving a whole-life term for murdering four men.
The Mayor said he has asked the police inspector to review the standards of the Met’s investigations.
As per a report on BBC, Khan has written to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) asking them to conduct an inspection.
HMICFRS assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces in the public interest.
These last three murders were not regarded suspicious until weeks after the fourth and final murder.
Port’s victims include Gabriel Kovari, Anthony Walgate, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor all of whom were killed in the London borough.
The inquest was told that the Met failed to carry out basic checks, send evidence to be forensically examined, and exercise professional curiosity during the time Port was embarking on his killing spree.
Port had murdered these four men by giving them overdoses of the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) at his east London home between June 2014 and September 2015.
He was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2016 for the murders and a string of sex assaults.