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11.08.2023 - 05:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Three GMP officers are under investigation for 'potential breaches of standards' during the probe into the discovery of four bodies at a burnt out mill in Oldham, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
One - a senior cop - has been told by the police watchdog their conduct could be found to have amounted to gross misconduct. The conduct of other two could, following the probe, be found to have amounted to misconduct.
The officers have been served notices by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), telling them their conduct in relation to the Bismark House Mill investigation will be examined. They have not been named.
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The probe concerns the handling of a criminal investigation into the deaths of four men whose remains were found at the fire-ravaged building, launched in July last year. A huge blaze broke out at the mill on May 7, 2022.
It took four days for fire crews to bring it under control. Nobody was believed to be inside the building at the time, but two months later, on July 23, demolition workers discovered partial human remains.
A further, extensive search of the rubble led to the discovery of remains belonging to four people. They were latter identified, through DNA testing, as Vietnamese nationals Van Nguyen, Cuong Van Chu, Duong Van Nguyen and Nam Thanh.
Greater Manchester Police previously referred itself to the force's internal Professional Standards Branch due to 'previous contact relating to the fire and missing persons'. The case went to the IOPC in September 2022.
The IOPC said the senior officer is alleged to have 'failed to disclose relevant information regarding a criminal investigation into the recovery
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