Inspectors are to assess Hampshire Police following the murder of student Henry Nowak, after officers initially treated him as an arrested person while he was dying.
The case centres on the force’s initial response to Mr Nowak. According to the supplied information, Hampshire Police officers arrested the student at the scene and restrained him with handcuffs despite his fatal condition.
The planned inspection will place the force’s handling of the incident under further scrutiny. The material provided does not give details of the inspection’s scope, when it will take place, or which inspectors will carry it out.
No additional information has been supplied about the circumstances of Mr Nowak’s murder, the officers involved, or any separate proceedings arising from the case.
The latest known position is that inspectors are expected to assess Hampshire Police in connection with its response after Mr Nowak’s murder.
