The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has criticised the PSNI's investigation following the 21-year-old's death
The investigation following the death of Katie Simpson was "flawed" and "failed her family" the Police Ombudsman has said today.
Police also knew in the early phase of the investigation that Creswell had been convicted for assaulting his former partner in 2009. "Although it is clear that this intelligence was viewed and logged by police, it did not change the direction of the police investigation. The search recovered two mobile phones which were old devices attributed to Katie. Devices in the house were not seized, nor considered, and no other action was taken to establish the existence, and whereabouts, of Katie’s mobile phone. Its location was only discovered following a criminal interview with Jonathan Creswell after his arrest in March 2021. It had been hidden in a field.
"When concerns were raised early in the investigation, particularly in respect of Jonathan Creswell’s history of violent and controlling behaviour, it was the clear duty of those more experienced officers to ensure there was proper supervision, guidance and control.
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