UK UK - Andrew Gosden, 14, Doncaster, South Yorks, 14 Sep 2007 #2

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This case fascinates me because of the high level institutional and investigative view rather than on the ground events.

1. Sept 14, 2007: Andrew goes missing.
2. Sept 17, 2007: South Yorkshire Police (SYP) confirm the one-way ticket purchase.
3. BTP claim: British Transport Police (BTP) claim Andrew is not on any CCTV.
4. Delay: After 27 days, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) detectives review the same footage at King’s Cross and find Andrew in minutes.
5. Evidence Loss: By this point, all peripheral CCTV (buses, shops, street cams) had been overwritten.
6. Dec 8, 2021: Two men arrested in London; digital devices seized.
7. Jan 11, 2022: Public told that "numerous devices" were seized for analysis in the Gosden case.
8. July 26, 2023: South Yorkshire Police (SYP) claim they accidently deleted over 96,000 pieces of evidence.
9. Sept 20, 2023: The legal basis (under PACE Section 22 and the Data Protection Act) to hold the suspects' devices/data expires.
10. Sept 20, 2023: On the same day, the two suspects are officially exonerated and eliminated from the inquiry.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

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Welcome to Websleuths.

I would like to hear more.

8. July 26, 2023: South Yorkshire Police (SYP) claim they accidently deleted over 96,000 pieces of evidence.
9. Sept 20, 2023: The legal basis (under PACE Section 22 and the Data Protection Act) to hold the suspects' devices/data expires.

Do you have a source for #8 and 9 on your list? Because this is one of my very top cases (that I hope to see solved) and don't think I've seen these claims before...