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POLICE forces in England and Wales have been urged to review their handling of child-grooming cases after Surrey Police was criticised for serious failings in the case of 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who was murdered in a “sexual and sadistic” attack by a teenager he met online.
www.farnhamherald.comThe police watchdog was today investigating whether to launch an official probe into alleged failings by officers before his death. Police in Surrey, where Breck lived, said they referred their handling of the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission because of “recent contact” with the family. Ms LaFave wrote on a social networking site: “The problem was the predator who was trying to control... When I pointed out his obvious lies, they were overlooked by Breck, his friends, and...
www.standard.co.ukThe church-going computer games fan is thought to have gone to meet a stranger he played video games with online. As mourners were gathering for Breck’s funeral today, his US-born parents, millionaire oil futures trader Barry Bednar, 49, who works for investment firm Tandem Partners and teaching assistant Lorin LaFave, 47, announced a foundation set up in his memory to educate young people on the dangers of the internet.
www.standard.co.ukFive years years after Lewis Daynes was jailed for Breck's murder, Breck's mum and sister believe he's taunting them on social media. ITV News London
www.itv.comThe mother of a schoolboy murdered by a man he met online says his killer distributed pictures of her son's body after his death.
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