"Police face legal action after an internal report found failures when a man allegedly targeted by a gang on Grindr took his own life. Scott Gough, 56, died within 24 hours of six men turning up at his house, knocking aggressively on the front door, demanding keys to his Range Rover and leaving a sinister note. His partner Cameron Tewson, 32, who was home alone dialled 999 but claims Hertfordshire Police were dismissive of his concerns."
"A civilian investigator carried out police database checks of a burner mobile number written on the note left on Mr Gough's vehicle in Chandlers Cross, near Watford on March 28, 2024. It read: To the owner of the white Range Rover... I think it's in your best interest to give me a call. The handset was not registered to any individual. But one of its most dialled contacts had been a male suspect in two other crimes."
An internal professional standards review found failures after a man allegedly targeted by a gang on a dating app took his own life. Six men arrived at his home, aggressively demanded keys to his Range Rover and left a threatening note. A partner dialled 999 and felt dismissed by police, alleging homophobia. Investigators later flagged missed suspicion to record a crime and ordered reinvestigation into possible blackmail. A burner phone number on the note linked via frequent contacts to a suspect in other crimes. CCTV placed a vehicle linked to other offences near the property, and suspects were treated as needing safeguarding rather than as potential offenders.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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