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| Victim's family seeks 'justice' | Victim's family seeks 'justice' |
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| The family of a murder victim have vowed to fight on to get two detectives sacked for failing to properly investigate an earlier assault. | The family of a murder victim have vowed to fight on to get two detectives sacked for failing to properly investigate an earlier assault. |
| Peter Woodhams, 22, was murdered by teenager Bradley Tucker in Canning Town, east London, in August 2006. | Peter Woodhams, 22, was murdered by teenager Bradley Tucker in Canning Town, east London, in August 2006. |
| It later emerged that Mr Woodhams had been slashed across the face by youths seven months earlier. | It later emerged that Mr Woodhams had been slashed across the face by youths seven months earlier. |
| After a damning report two detectives were told to resign, but were later reinstated after an internal review. | After a damning report two detectives were told to resign, but were later reinstated after an internal review. |
| Considering the mayor's stance on crime and his commitment to openness and accountability within the public sector we call on him to help us get justice for our hero Peter Peter Woodhams senior | |
| Detective Sergeant Darren Case was demoted to constable and Detective Constable Adam Suett was fined 13 days' pay. He has since left to join Derbyshire Constabulary. | |
| Mr Woodhams' father, Peter, called for that decision to be overturned and he also appealed directly to the recently elected London mayor, Boris Johnson. | Mr Woodhams' father, Peter, called for that decision to be overturned and he also appealed directly to the recently elected London mayor, Boris Johnson. |
| He said: "Considering the mayor's stance on crime and his commitment to openness and accountability within the public sector we call on him to help us get justice for our hero Peter." | He said: "Considering the mayor's stance on crime and his commitment to openness and accountability within the public sector we call on him to help us get justice for our hero Peter." |
| Apology | |
| Mr Woodhams said public confidence had been undermined by the decision to reinstate the officers and pointed to several postings on a website, one of which read: "Once again the police look after their own." | |
| He urged the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) to review Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur's decision but the chairman, Len Duvall, said its hands were tied as it did not have the power to overrule his ruling. | |
| Mr Duvall offered his sympathies to the Woodhams family and the Metropolitan Police commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, said: "I apologise for the failings of the investigation and we will co-operate with any review the MPA wishes to take." | |
| "I can't accept that the Met 'looks after its own'," said Sir Ian, who added that he had supported changes to the discipline procedure which have since replaced internal reviews with independent panels. |