No misconduct found among 2 Toronto officers in Tess Richey murder case
Global News
Two Toronto police officers accused of misconduct in connection with the 2017 murder of Tess Richey have had the charges against them withdrawn.
Two Toronto police officers accused of misconduct in connection with the 2017 murder of Tess Richey have had the charges against them withdrawn.
Constables Alan McCullough and Michael Jones briefly appeared before a police tribunal on Monday, where a hearing around their actions in November that year were to be discussed. They were charged in June 2018 under the Police Services Act with two counts each of misconduct and neglect of duty.
Monday’s hearing found no professional misconduct, and the charges against them were withdrawn due to alternative measures, including discipline at the unit level.
The officers agreed to accept responsibility, will contribute to police training in the area of missing persons and will have to speak to recruits about the lessons learned. The officers will also forfeit 40 hours of pay.
On Nov. 26, 2017, McCullough and Jones responded to a call at 3:45 p.m. in the area of Church and Wellesley streets in relation to Richey, who was reported as missing.
According to documents released in 2018, the officers did not search the adjoining property where the 22-year-old woman was last seen, did not canvass the neighbours, and failed to notify a supervisor of the details of their search efforts.
Richey’s body was later located by her mother on Nov. 29 in a stairwell outside an abandoned building.
Police had initially said her death was an accident but confirmed through an autopsy that she died by way of strangulation.
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