Caroline Flack took her personal life in 2020 after she was charged by police for assaulting her boyfriend however a former prosecutor has now revealed she ought to solely have been ‘cautioned’

Caroline Flack’s devastated mom believes police error was in charge for her daughter’s dying as she speaks concerning the tragedy in a brand new documentary. The Love Island host took her personal life at 40-years-old in February 2020 forward of a trial after she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

Caroline left a word in her flat which learn: “Please let this court docket case be dropped, and myself and Lewis discover concord.” A brand new investigation led by Christine Flack highlights what she insists are key errors and decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police which “made no sense”.

Alongside unfavorable media protection and on-line trolling, Christine says Caroline was left feeling there was “no approach out”. Christine says: “They won’t admit that they have been fallacious to push for Caroline to be prosecuted. Due to a police error, my daughter’s died.”

Chatting with the Mirror, Christine mentioned she couldn’t make sense of why a detective inspector overruled the CPS which initially instructed simply cautioning Caroline on the night time of the incident at her London residence in December 2019.

She mentioned: “It will have modified the whole lot. As a result of they pursued the prosecution, she needed to stand down from her jobs. She needed to depart her home. It simply modified her world.”

Within the Disney+ documentary, Christine speaks to senior authorized figures, who agree that the TV star ought to have solely acquired a warning.

Former CPS chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal studied police paperwork gathered by Christine.

He tells her: “Having checked out all of your proof I can’t perceive why they rushed the judgement. This was a case the place there is no such thing as a earlier historical past, no coercive behaviour. Mr Burton by no means wished this case and was adamant.

“This was a one off event the place she misplaced her mood and did what she did, which she accepts. For all of these causes, the very worst factor that ought to have occurred was a warning.”

He added: “I’ve prosecuted 1000’s of those circumstances, none of this is sensible. Nearly instantly within the chilly mild of day, prosecutors would have fashioned a view this case goes nowhere and they need to have stopped the case.

“They’re required to cease the case the place there may be inadequate proof. I can’t consider any cause to proceed, until they have been fearful of what the media have been going to say about them.

“It’s not about dropping face, that is about justice. My tackle it’s Caroline would nonetheless be with us if sure choices weren’t taken in that month or two.”

Jess McDonald, an ex-Met detective constable who had labored in a safeguarding unit coping with home violence, tells Christine: “A lot shouts out to me as mishandling.”

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She underlines one explicit e mail difficult the choice to solely warning Caroline, through which the detective inspector insists there is no such thing as a clear request for forgiveness.

Jess provides: “Caroline by no means denied that she hit Lewis with the telephone.”

In a press release, Caroline admitted guilt 12 occasions. Her lawyer Paul Morris mentioned: “This case was prosecuted as a result of it will’ve been tougher to cease the snowball rolling than let it proceed. Saving face, I believe adequately describes the stance taken.”

Caroline was not doing properly mentally after she was charged in late December and her agent and authorized staff had her see a psychiatrist.

Agent Louisa Sales space mentioned: “We despatched a psychiatric report back to the CPS saying she will not be match mentally to undergo this. We had skilled evaluation. It was ignored.”

Christine advised the Mirror: “They have been going to pursue the case no matter. That’s what Caroline knew in the long run. There was no approach out.”

It’s claimed that Caroline might have taken her personal life the night time earlier than she was due in court docket.

Prosecution lawyer Katie Weiss advised the court docket that Lewis had been hit with a lamp and police mentioned the scene was like “a horror film”.

Christina says Caroline acknowledged she had hit Lewis with a telephone, which he later confirmed.

Nonetheless, on January 1, a narrative appeared with horrific snaps from the scene displaying a mattress, lined in blood. Christine says the blood was Caroline’s.

On the time she texted finest good friend Mollie Grosberg to say: “I gained’t get a good trial. I don’t assume I can deal with the disgrace.”

When she heard the case would go forward on February 13 she texted: “My life is over. My head is throbbing.”

Flack went right into a meltdown and trashed her flat with buddies speeding over to telephone an ambulance.

Nonetheless, the late TV presenter assured them they may go residence the following morning as a result of her sister was visiting.

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Sadly, Jody arrived to a locked door and later discovered Caroline had taken her personal life.

The Met ­apologised for not maintaining a document about why it charged her with assault. An Unbiased Workplace for Police Conduct evaluate discovered no misconduct.

The Met mentioned: “We’ve got engaged with a variety of unbiased critiques and an inquest. Whereas there was organisational studying for us on factors of course of, no misconduct has been recognized.”

The CPS mentioned: “All choices have been made on the idea of the medical opinion out there. An individual’s movie star standing by no means influences whether or not a case is taken ahead. We’re happy the prosecution was accurately introduced.”

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