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The IOPC said " they're ok with the police officers behaviour 2 arrest me knowing I had only attempted suicide, in a non public space" This is my review, hoping to raise awareness about the lack of support and accountability I had received from the IOPC and west midlands police complaints team.
On 11/10/2024 I called my mental health team to tell them I wasn't coping, and I wanted to end my life. I was in a rural area, alone, with no people in my presence, a little distance near a park. UK. What I didn't know was the crisis team had called the ambulance, police in concern for my welfare.
Sadly I harmed myself by drinking harmful chemicals. Soon a police officer turned up. I had seen this white male officer yesterday. I had previously been on a 136, mental health section with him in A&E.
This male officer alone attends to me alone in the woods. Blue eyes, blonde hair.
I begged for his help. Trying not to be sick blood on him. The ambulance turned up and walked 2 the same hidden entry I was in, and watched him closely stand by me in the woods with this one officer.
The gentleman doesn't 136 me, he doesn't help me.
He arrests me for public nuisance. I cry and say I'm never going to call for help again, as I was traumatised by what had happened. I asked the officer why had I been arrested in the van and he said because I call 999 too much.
The ambulance said to the officer who had arrested me, she didn't call 999. It was her mental health team. My dad saw the ambulance and aided 2 my side. My elderly dad ran 2 me, cried, spoke with the police officer who had arrested me to try to help him understand that I needed to be in hospital, since I have 2yr suicide history, not being mentally well.
I was compliant and calm but was crying my heart out.
When I was in the ambulance van the police officer who had arrested me, left me in the ambulance van alone and didn't come back, didn't inform me were he was going. Leaving me in tight handcuffs. I attended the hospital first and then after the police custody station. The custody documented I had bruising to my wrists.
The police arrest for public nuisance was dropped immediately within 2 hrs!
When I complained to the police about the events, I provided 2 year phone records, to the complaints team showing evidently I had NEVER called 999, and multiple charities text messages printsreens showing they called 999 in concern for my welfare. Went thru the complaints process.
The complaints team wmp shocked me and wrote in a summary report that I had a knife/blades/glass on 11/10/2024. I was never arrested for having a knife/blades on 11/10/2024.
The complaints team also "alleged" in paperwork I had called 999 myself, 52 times in 2023-2024. Even though I handed evidence showing I didn't call 999.
Never got an apology off IOPC or WMP
My witnesses, the ambulance staff made medical documents/accounts to what happened that day, documenting in their own words" I had attempted suicide and was immediately arrested for public nuisance..."
My solicitor advised me to sue.
Previous the day before, on 10/11/2024 I was with the same male white officer who arrested me. I was talking to female officer and he interrupted unprompted/out of the blue and threatened me to arrest me, looked up from his police phone and said he didn't like me. I was scared for my life. This was in the hospital. Children's room.
Took it to the IOPC, they were very rude to me. Explained to me that they didn't believe the officer who had arrested me had done anything wrong on 11/10/2024. The IOPC didn't even cross reference to check the false allegations made against me by west midlands police. It's easy to prove, I was never arrested for having a knife on 11/10/2024 as the police have official documents...
The IOPC never approached my witnesses for their accounts, ambulance crew, my family. There was little communication with the IOPC when assigned a complaints officer at IOPC.
The IOPC said there is NO need or action for learning or improvement for the police to conduct/do.
The IOPC felt in my opinion like it was a service who was siding on the police no matter what evidence, witnesses I had.
I raised concerns to the IOPC that this was a failure in safeguarding, and a series of failures as no one consulted with the vulnerability desk to know if I was a vulnerable adult in need. I wasn't even in a public space, least restrictive options were not considered.
I'm a young mixed raced lady early 20's who's volunteers, loves her community but is now too traumatized to be apart of her community today.
And even though I saved some1's life when they wanted 2 take their own life in a public place, roads blocked off, fire van, ambulance 3 months after, I'm still scared to call 999 for help.
Truly let down by the IOPC.
GirlUK55
In my view, the IOPC exhibits a negative bias and fails to deliver honest review outcomes, consistently siding with the police. They neglected to consider my witnesses who could support my right to review. Although IOPC case workers are supposed to gather evidence, they did not address the medical documents that reinforced my position. Furthermore, they ignored the inaccuracies presented by the police in their summary report. My complaint seems to have gone nowhere.
Since May 2024, I have faced numerous issues in London that I had never encountered before. After 17 months of dealing with various organizations, including the IOPC, I have seen a troubling pattern. I reported illegal actions by the council multiple times, but the local police showed no intention of investigating. My complaint to the IOPC was passed back to the same police, creating a frustrating cycle. Even attempts to contact higher authorities have resulted in silence. It seems the system is more concerned with protecting itself than addressing public grievances.
This organization is corrupt and covers up unprofessional behavior. They blocked me on their official website to prevent me from exposing their wrongdoings. I've attempted to raise complaints multiple times, but access to their site has been denied. They are there to protect rather than investigate misconduct.
I am extremely disappointed with the IOPC. I filed a complaint regarding a hit-and-run incident, providing strong evidence, yet the IOPC failed to ensure accountability and did not prompt the police to investigate. What is the purpose of oversight if serious crimes go unaddressed? I feel completely disillusioned with the system.
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