Response to missing person’s report - Greater Manchester Police, July 2017

On 9 July 2017 Greater Manchester Police (GMP) received a call reporting concern for the welfare of a man following a text message he sent to his partner intimating that he was going to commit suicide. An incident log was opened and GMP liaised with the North West Ambulance Service in attempts to go to the man’s home.

Ultimately, a GMP officer arrived at the man’s home, where he found him dead.

During the investigation, investigators obtained witness statements from both the sergeant and inspector who reviewed the incident and a GMP Command and Control lead. They also reviewed the initial call to GMP, the incident log, the radio communication and the body-worn video of the officer who found the man.

The investigator found no indication that any person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings.