Place found for teenager following Twitter outburst by senior officer at Devon and Cornwall Police
A teenage girl who was held in police custody due to mental health problems has been transferred to a hospital bed after a senior police officer took to Twitter to express concerns about her “unacceptable” situation.
In a rare public expression of disapproval, Paul Netherton, assistant chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, claimed that the girl had been held in police custody for two days because there were “no beds available”.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
A teenage girl who was held in police custody due to mental health problems has been transferred to a hospital bed after a senior police officer took to Twitter to express concerns about her “unacceptable” situation.
In a rare public expression of disapproval, Paul Netherton, assistant chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, claimed that the girl had been held in police custody for two days because there were “no beds available”.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.