Groomed revisited: Katie Simpson murder report reveals police failures

Groomed revisited: Katie Simpson murder report reveals police failures

Published: May 8, 2026

Duration: 47:56

 This week, the Katie Simpson review was published on behalf of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

It's a damning report on the police's handling of the investigation into Katie's death in August 2020.

The 21-year-old showjumper from Armagh was murdered by her sister's partner, Jonathan Creswell. He staged her death to make it look like a suicide, a story that was accepted by the PSNI officers.

Jenny Friel speaks to Nuala Lappin, a former domestic abuse officer who dealt with Creswell back in 2010 when he was found guilty of attacking his then-girlfriend, Ab...