Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to the family of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson after a watchdog found their initial investigation was flawed. The Police Ombudsman investigation concluded it had “failed” Ms Simpson’s family and criticised a “lack of investigative mindset”.

A Police Ombudsman investigation into the death of showjumper Katie Simpson has found the PSNI was “flawed” and “failed” the showjumper’s family. Ms Simpson died in hospital six days after she was assaulted at her home near Derry in August 2020.

The family of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson is to discover the findings of a watchdog investigation into failures by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The Police Ombudsman’s office will inform them of its conclusions on Tuesday. For several months, Ms Simpson’s death in 2020 was treated by detectives as suicide.

Initial police investigation into Katie Simpson murder ‘flawed’, says watchdog - The Police Ombudsman concluded that the initial investigation had ‘failed the Simpson family’.

Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to the family of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson after a watchdog found their initial investigation was flawed.