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Bungled house search
AN acting chief inspector has been given a written warning, while a detective sergeant and a detective constable have been given formal words of advice following the bungled search of a house in Tidworth in 2004.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has substantiated two complaints against Wiltshire Constabulary, relating to searches of the home of 15-month-old Joshua Taylor, who died in hospital on 27 February 2004.
Police launched a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Joshua's death.
His grandmother alleges the searches of Joshua's home were poor and led to vital evidence being missed, which later had consequences at trial.
The overall conclusion of the IPCC was that these procedural matters had no impact on the outcome of the police investigation.
IPCC commissioner Ian Bynoe said: "The investigation by the IPCC into these complaints uncovered evidence that the planning, execution and command and control of this part of the investigation into Joshua's death was below the standard which could reasonably be expected.
"The IPCC investigation identified a number of failures in the investigation of Joshua's death and we note that developments in Wiltshire Police's response to infant death since 2004 have been significant and continue to be developed.
"The officers responsible have been properly dealt with under the police misconduct process."
The commission said that 10 further complaints could not be substantiated.
Following the publication of the findings Wiltshire police issued an apology to Joshua's family and offered sincere condolences for their loss.
8:27am Thursday 24th July 2008
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