Police failed in their duty to family of missing boy with autism who was later found drowned

Police failed in their duty to family of missing boy who was later found drowned - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Police failed to treat the disappearance of a “vulnerable” boy urgently and should have started looking for him more quickly, a Police Ombudsman’s report has found.

Nine officers have been disciplined over the search operation for the boy.

Enniskillen teenager, Daniel Mohan, drowned in April 2010 after going missing from his home.

The body of the 16-year-old, who had learning difficulties and showed signs of autism, was found in Lough Erne a week after he disappeared.

Daniel’s mother, Tracey McMulkin, expressed misgivings about the police investigation from the outset.

She and his father, Martin, vowed to “find out the truth” and made a formal complaint to the Police Ombudsman’s Office regarding alleged “police inaction, incivility and the conduct of the senior investigating officer and the family liaison officer”.

The Police Ombudsman launched an extensive investigation, which lasted over a year and a half and addressed a total of 17 complaints by the family.

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