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| Police officer death inquiry call | Police officer death inquiry call |
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| An MP wants an inquiry into why a Met police inspector charged with murdering his wife apparently killed himself and his mother-in-law while on bail. | An MP wants an inquiry into why a Met police inspector charged with murdering his wife apparently killed himself and his mother-in-law while on bail. |
| Garry Weddell's body was found near Broomhills Shooting Club, in Markyate, Hertfordshire, on Saturday. | Garry Weddell's body was found near Broomhills Shooting Club, in Markyate, Hertfordshire, on Saturday. |
| The body of his mother-in-law, Traute Maxfield, 70, was found on the same day 10 miles away in Gustard Wood. | The body of his mother-in-law, Traute Maxfield, 70, was found on the same day 10 miles away in Gustard Wood. |
| Mike Penning, Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, wants to know why Mr Weddell was not in custody awaiting trial. | Mike Penning, Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, wants to know why Mr Weddell was not in custody awaiting trial. |
| He told BBC News he would be writing to the Attorney General to ask why a bail surety had been set at £200,000, whether or not the police had objected and whether there had been any objections from the family. | He told BBC News he would be writing to the Attorney General to ask why a bail surety had been set at £200,000, whether or not the police had objected and whether there had been any objections from the family. |
| Two people would be alive today if the judge had not given bail to this gentleman Mike Penning MP | |
| "There are so many questions we need to know now as to why this man was not in custody when he was facing such serious charges," said Mr Penning. | |
| "We need to know that the public is being protected and there weren't mistakes made. | |
| "I know I am pre-empting what the police inquiries are and I do apologise for that but it does seem rather obvious what has happened. | |
| "Two people would be alive today if the judge had not given bail to this gentleman." | |
| MP Mike Penning said the courts should not put people at risk | MP Mike Penning said the courts should not put people at risk |
| A spokesman for the office of the Attorney General said they hadn't yet received the request for an inquiry so it was too early to comment. | |
| The body of Mrs Maxfield was found at a house in Gustard Wood on Saturday afternoon after police discovered Mr Weddell's body. | The body of Mrs Maxfield was found at a house in Gustard Wood on Saturday afternoon after police discovered Mr Weddell's body. |
| She was listed as his next-of-kin. | She was listed as his next-of-kin. |
| Post-mortem examinations of both bodies are due to take place later. | Post-mortem examinations of both bodies are due to take place later. |
| Mr Weddell had been due to go on trial in May charged with the murder of his wife, Sandra, whose body was found in the garage of the family home in Dunstable on 31 January last year. | Mr Weddell had been due to go on trial in May charged with the murder of his wife, Sandra, whose body was found in the garage of the family home in Dunstable on 31 January last year. |
| Post-mortem tests revealed the 44-year-old nurse had been strangled with a cable tie. | Post-mortem tests revealed the 44-year-old nurse had been strangled with a cable tie. |
| Mr Weddell was later granted bail with a surety of £200,000 on condition that he hand in his gun licence and stay away from his mother-in-law. | Mr Weddell was later granted bail with a surety of £200,000 on condition that he hand in his gun licence and stay away from his mother-in-law. |
| His defence lawyers had argued he had complied with the investigation and, as a police officer, would be in danger in prison. | His defence lawyers had argued he had complied with the investigation and, as a police officer, would be in danger in prison. |
| Hertfordshire Police said they would not be commenting on the investigation at the moment. |