Family of Emma Caldwell, who was killed by Packer, want judge-led inquiry to examine ‘toxic culture of misogyny and corruption’
Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has said he is “very open” to a public inquiry into why it took almost 20 years to bring Iain Packer to justice, after the serial rapist and killer was jailed for 36 years on Wednesday for the 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell and a horrific catalogue of sexual violence against 22 other women.
The SNP leader acknowledged that details of sustained police failings that emerged during Packer’s trial – including a dismissive attitude to reports of violence by sex workers and refusal to follow up on warnings about Packer’s behaviour – were “incredibly concerning”, as he was pressed on the case at FMQs on Thursday.
Continue reading…Family of Emma Caldwell, who was killed by Packer, want judge-led inquiry to examine ‘toxic culture of misogyny and corruption’Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has said he is “very open” to a public inquiry into why it took almost 20 years to bring Iain Packer to justice, after the serial rapist and killer was jailed for 36 years on Wednesday for the 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell and a horrific catalogue of sexual violence against 22 other women.The SNP leader acknowledged that details of sustained police failings that emerged during Packer’s trial – including a dismissive attitude to reports of violence by sex workers and refusal to follow up on warnings about Packer’s behaviour – were “incredibly concerning”, as he was pressed on the case at FMQs on Thursday. Continue reading…