Six police officers will face a misconduct process following an investigation into their action after three people died in a car crash.
Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were last seen at about 02:00 GMT on 4 March 2023 after they went missing on a night out.
Two days after the crash, on 6 March Gwent Police confirmed the car had been found on the A48 near Cardiff, with three of the five occupants tragically killed.
Family and friends made repeated appeals to find the missing group over the course of the weekend, with the mother of one of the girls saying she had been told to stop contacting police for updates.
In a statement the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had “examined Gwent Police’s response” to the missing person reports made by family members of the victims “including if they were appropriately risk assessed, reviewed and resourced”.
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