Caroline Flack: CPS to review decision to prosecute TV sta

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The Crown Prosecution Provider (CPS) is to overview its handling of the assault case against the dull Adore Island host Caroline Flack.

It follows a Freedom of Data ask from the Each day Think and is derived amid criticism that the CPS had pursued a “reward trial” against the megastar.

The presenter, who took her have lifestyles in February, denied costs that she had assaulted her boyfriend.

The CPS said the stop consequence of any “post-case overview” would no longer be made public.

Ms Flack pleaded no longer responsible to an assault payment at a court docket appearance on 23 December 2019, when it turn into heard her boyfriend Lewis Burton did not improve the prosecution.

She turn into launched on bail nonetheless turn into ordered to cease any contact with Burton forward of the trial, which would cling begun on Wednesday.

The TV presenter, 40, turn into found dumb at her London flat last month – a day after she realized that the CPS had been pursuing costs against her.

She had left her characteristic presenting Adore Island after being charged with assaulting Burton.

A spokesman for the CPSsuggested the Each day Think: “The overview will rep out about on the everyday CPS handling of the case and, clearly, the decisions within the encourage of charging is section of that.”

He said the post-case debriefings “weren’t uncommon” nonetheless the CPS “affect no longer comment on the stop consequence”.

Inan unpublished Instagram postshared by her household, Ms Flack said her “complete world and future turn into swept from beneath my feet” following her arrest – which seen the presenter change into the focus of media scrutiny.

Petition

On the time of her death, Ms Flack’s management company said the megastar had been “beneath big tension” since her arrest and criticised the CPS for refusing to fall costs, although Burton said he did not need the case to head forward.

In a issue launched the day after her death, the CPS said: “We affect no longer technique to a name whether or no longer a particular person is responsible of a criminal offence – that’s for the jury, judge or Justice of the Peace – nonetheless we need to always compose the principle decision of whether or no longer a case ought to be build sooner than a court docket.”

Earlier this week,a petition signed by extra than 850,000 people turn into handed in to the federal government, calling for curbs on the British media within the wake of Ms Flack’s death. It calls for the establishment of a brand fresh law, dubbed Caroline’s Law, which would compose media bullying and harassment a criminal offence.

“Politicians wish to urgently step in and compose definite there are consequences when the media bully and harass,” said Holly Maltby, of campaigning neighborhood 38 Levels.

The Metropolitan Police referred itself to the police watchdog following the death of the aged X Ingredient presenter and Strictly Reach Dancing winner on 15 February. The Met said it turn into long-established practice when a one who had most modern contact with police died and “no officer is on restricted responsibilities or suspended”.