Police officers from London's Metropolitan police force, who were involved in the raid on the home of smiley culture, during which the reggae singer mysteriously died, are unlikely to face criminal charges. This comes after the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) stated that the raid on the singers home in Warlingham Surrey, on March 15th was “not satisfactory” and apparently the actions of at least one officer who was involved, has been criticised.
The family of Smiley Culture, real name David Emmanuel, have criticised the Metropolitan Police involved, of which none of them have been suspended. The IPCC’s decision that the officers involved in the raid were witnesses and not suspects, means that they cannot be submitted to a formal interview.
The commissioner of the IPCC, Mike Franklin said the IPCC has "not found any evidence which would suggest any criminal acts were committed by any of the officers in the house". Because Emmanuel's death will be the subject of an inquest, he also refused to elaborate on how this decision was made.
Emmanuels daughter Shanice McConnachie said "Even if foul play didn't happen that day, the officers should be being held responsible for being so incompetent that my dad died," Shanice who is 17, went on to say "Whatever went wrong and led to my dad's death, it's the officers's fault for not doing their job properly. My dad was in their care." "Their story just doesn't add up and until it does, I can't believe that my dad killed himself."
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