Fifth PSNI officer retires while under investigation for Creswell case

Police have confirmed the latest retirement, which came just weeks after two other officers did likewise.

They are among a number of officers whose conduct is under scrutiny for how they dealt with Creswell, who came close to getting away with the murder of young showjumper Katie Simpson.

Her death in August 2020 was initially treated as a suicide, despite the PSNI being told of Creswell’s past convictions.

Creswell claimed he rescued Katie – younger sister of his partner Christina Simpson – from a suicide attempt, before placing her, unresponsive, into her own car and setting off to hospital.

He had in fact strangled Katie then staged a scene, making it appear she had taken her own life.

The PSNI believed Creswell’s false account, treating the death as suicide for months, despite others coming forward to tell officers about his violent and abusive history.

The full facts of what really happened remain unknown and hopes of establishing them were dashed when Creswell took his own…

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