It comes after a Police Ombudsman report into the death of County Armagh showjumper Katie Simpson.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed it is reviewing three cases recorded as suicide, following the Katie Simpson case.The report said there had been “a general lack of investigative mindset”, which led to her death in 2020 being treated as suicide for several months.In a statement to BBC News NI on Friday the police said: "Following the Katie Simpson case, the Police Service of Northern Ireland is reviewing three cases recorded as suicide.
Ms Simpson, 21, from Tynan in County Armagh, was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an incident in a house in County Londonderry, in August 2020. Creswell, her sister's partner, had called 999 and pretended he had found her hanging from a stairwell.Ms Simpson was admitted to Altnagelvin Hospital where she died six days later, having never regained consciousness.The possibility of other such cases was raised by political representatives at a Policing Board meeting at the start of September.
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