The police watchdog will take no further action over the Metropolitan Police investigation into missing nurse Owami Davies. The force made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on August 5 in relation to the investigation.
It was made because officers had contact with Ms Davies on July 6 after she was first reported missing. The search continued for over a month.
But the Met said it would carry out a review of all actions from when Ms Davies was reported missing following “concerns raised around the search”. However, the IOPC said that because Ms Davies had suffered no serious injuries it would not be carrying out a further investigation.
An IOPC spokesperson said: “On August 5 we received a mandatory death or serious injury (DSI) referral from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), in relation to contact MPS officers had with Owami Davies on July 6 after she was reported missing. The DSI referral was made after the force announced it had made arrests on suspicion of her murder.
“Given that Owami Davies has now been found safe and we have not received information from the force that Ms Davies has suffered any serious injuries, the referral not does not meet the criteria for a DSI referral. We have advised the Met that it is invalid and therefore we will be taking no further action.”
