The drama Four lives that has recently been aired on the BBC is a true life story about innocent lives taken unnecessarily. The police missed substantial evidence and basic fundamental lines of inquiry were not carried out, opportunities to catch the serial killer were staring police in the face, but instead he was left to continue his killing spree. The families were left to fight and investigate their own loved ones death and they have been fighting for answers ever since. 

After an 8 week trial, Stephen port was sentenced to life.

Families then had to endure another 8 weeks in court for the 4 inquests, reliving all the painful details once again. The juries damning conclusion found;

Fundamental failings by the Metropolitan police in the investigation into the deaths of the serial killers victims "probably" contributed to three of the four deaths. Missed opportunities could have led to port being caught earlier and "basic" lines of inquiry were not followed up. Investigations that families of the victims described as "one of the most widespread institutional failures in modern history"

Not one of the officers have been disciplined and more disturbingly 7 have been promoted.

We need justice for Jack, Anthony, Gabriel and Daniel. The families need justice. The officers need to be held accountable. They should not be in the positions of authority they currently hold.

There is widespread homophobic and gender phobic discrimination in the police forces, a full public inquiry should be launched to fully investigate the police failings and make an example of those who let down the families of port victims.