to complain about DP's wrongful arrest! (Long, sorry)

[WrongfulArrest]

I have namechanged for this as a work colleague knows my username and I wouldn't want this to be common knowledge in the office. I am a fairly new, regular poster.

I have copied a lot of this from a word document I have typed up because I want to send a letter to someone to complain - not quite sure who to send it to though.

Last Saturday evening, we were only home about 30 minutes when police knocked on door.

On opening the door police did not say who they were, what they wanted, or why they were here. The first thing they said was ?where?ve you been? in an accusing manner.

DP was shocked and disturbed at the tone of questioning and replied ?nowhere to do with you ? where?ve you been!? (DP can be a bit of a nark at times - I have told him that had he responded in a different manner then the sequence of events could well be different)

Police explained briefly that someone matching DP's description ?raggedy hair? had assaulted a woman in our street and it became apparent to us both that the police were knocking on all doors. We said that we'd not long been home and had been out with family members, the police seemed happy with this, left and DP and I carried on with our evening - we actually thought no more of it.

Approx 30 mins later male police officer knocked on door ? I answered and policeman asked for a little more detail from Ian, middle name, post code & place of employment. Whilst walking away from the door the policeman advised in a matter of fact way that if he wanted to, he could be inside the house! We both found this quite threatening, and bloody inappropriate!

At this stage we had not been asked to give an account of our movements during that day.

Police then left and we were left wondering what was going on and still did not know the full story as to what had happened and why DP was being treated this way by police officers (who obviously took an instant dislike to him)

21.30pm ? 3rd visit from same police officers

Police knocked on door, advised that they were here to arrest DP based on the description matching his. I was asleep on couch at this point and DP advised that he must wake me to let me know what was happening ? police advised that there was no need, DP was disgusted that they had assumed he would leave the house to go to station without me having any knowledge of where he was or why he was gone.

DP asked police to wait at the door while he woke me, however was disgusted to find that police invited themselves into the flat. Female officer stayed in hallway, male officer came right into living room where I was asleep on couch.

Once I had been awoken, male officer told DP to put his trousers on & winked at him in a mocking manner!

I asked both officers what was going on & police totally ignored me. I was shocked at how unprofessional their conduct was.

After being in the area for 3 ½ hours and getting nowhere they had decided to arrest DP ? without actually asking any proper questions. They had based their arrest on the fact that Ian had long hair!! (IMO they did not want to leave the area without a ?result?)

DP was then humiliated by being marched out the door in handcuffs and enduring at least 20 minutes wait in the van in the street for all to see before being driven to the station.

DP spent a full night in custody and was released on Sunday 10.30am. (Pending DNA results)

Now, I know for a fact that DP did not do this - I spent Saturday night going over and over in my mind if I had left him even for a minute, I was thinking surely the police dont just arrest people for no reason, but I was with him every minute of the day! Even if I had not been with him I know he would not do this!

The police are not interested in questioning anyone else (to confirm his alibi) or in fact check the cctv of the pub we left just before we got home - they are of the opinion that the dna will confirm so no point wasting anymore resource!

I know that the dna results will prove his innocence, but we were supposed to have the results today! We had to go back to the custody office this afternoon only to be told that more officers would be here tonight to take more dna due to the initial swab being lost!!!!! Now we have to wait another week with this hanging over our head. (The police have not long left after taking another swab - I requested that they come in plain clothes and in an unmarked car, which they did)

I now feel like I'm just rambling on, and I'm sorry this is so long, it just seems so unfair - DP seems so fragile now because of this and the neighbours are loving this gossip!

[WrongfulArrest]

Re: my post @ 23.13

"cook I dont think MDS is being anti-police, I thinks she's being pro-WorldsApart tbh (thanks MDS)"

FWIW my original name is not worldsapart - When I changed my name I tried worldsapart but it was already taken so I changed it to what I have now. (I obviously had that name still in my head as I was typing)

I'm saying this incase it gets the original worldsapart into any bother :)

I have however given DP's name in my OP so will therefore ask for this thread to be deleted. Thanks all for your comments, it was good just to get it all off my chest last night after the second visit from the police.

All this cloak and dagger stuff! I'm no good at it, I'm closing the thread and going back to my own name....

[handmedownqueen]

as someone who works with the police I second izzywhizzys excellent advice. However I would neve underestimate the police's ability to do a spectacularly incompetent job so would secure your DH a good lawyer as to put your faith in 'the system' to sort things out may be risky

[freeandhappy]

I think you should consider trying to get CCTV footage yourselves to support your case. Alot of it is deleted after a week or so. Witnesses are going to be less sure about having seen your dp if interviewed three weeks later. Get statements yourself now to back up your position. If the police made a balls of the DNA testing what's to say they couldn't do that again? They might end up matching first swab with second swab. I'd be concerned about the passing of time. Get a lawyer. Innocent people do get convicted of things they haven't done. Be on your guard. There is corruption. Get evidence that he was where he says he was before it's gone.

[cookcleanerchaufferetc]

This thread still has not been deleted so I would push that.

On the up side, as the police are taking their time with your DH this could mean that they are also looking at other lines of enquiry ..... Thought of this?

If your DH had been charged quickly I would be more concerned as it would mean that either he did it!