Police knew Milly Dowler's phone had allegedly been hacked
POLICE knew the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler had allegedly been hacked – but did nothing, the police watchdog said yesterday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said former senior Surrey officers appeared to be suffering from a “form of collective amnesia” about why not.
The findings follow an investigation into two senior officers – Deputy Chief Constable Craig Denholm and temporary Detective Superintendent Maria Woodall. The watchdog concluded, however, that neither had a case to answer for misconduct.
Chief Constable Lynne Owens apologised to the Dowler family for the failure to investigate hacking. Milly, aged 13, was murdered in 2002.