Confidence in policing 'shaken' after Katie Simpson review

Confidence in policing has been shaken "to its very foundations" over the handling of Katie Simpson's murder, Stormont's justice committee chairman has said. A review published on Tuesday found "institutional misogyny" and "systemic failures" within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) during its handling of Katie's death. Katie, a 21-year-old showjumper, died in 2020 and her death was initially treated as suicide. But she was actually groomed and killed by Jonathan Creswell, a showjumping trainer and the partner of Katie's sister. He was later charged with her murder but took his own life one day after a trial began in 2024. The PSNI apologised to Katie's family and said it acknowledged the review. Paul Frew, who is a DUP MLA as well as Stormont's justice committee chairman, said the review made for horrific reading. "I spent last night reading it. I didn't get much sleep because of the content within it. It is absolutely astounding," he told Good Morning Ulster. "So many people have been failed here. They believed this monster even though he had been convicted years before to a six-month prison sentence for bodily harm. It's astounding." Nuala Lappin is a retired special