The Initial Report
 
A/DS Richard ORNSBY
DS Ornsby supplies you with the following information during the phone call. 
  • The murder occurred at 0100 hours at the Horse and Hound Public House, High Street, Sandown E12
  • The victim was a male youth believed to be Marcus TRENT date of birth (dob) 02.05.1999
  • The victim appears to have died from a stab wound to the chest area
  • There is no weapon at the scene and the suspect has fled the location
  • The suspect is unknown at this time but CCTV has captured the murder but with poor imagery
  • The victim's next of kin are his parents and they have been informed of his death by uniformed officers visiting their home address close to the Public House
  • The scene has been secured with the Public House now empty and the details of all those present being recorded as we speak. Of note a number of people had left the Public House prior to police arrival
  • Statements are being taken from anyone who state they witnessed the attack or have information which may assist the enquiry
  • An external scene has also been established which includes the Public House car park 
  • Intelligence (Intel) checks are being conducted on the victim in an attempt to identify the person who attacked him
  • Officers are currently viewing Local Authority CCTV in an attempt to identify the direction the suspect fled
  • A "flash search", search outside the police cordon, is being conducted by local uniformed officers in an attempt to locate the murder weapon or any other evidence of note. A dog unit is assisting with this task
  • The on duty Crime Scene Manager (CSM) is Trevor BEST and he is reviewing the scene as the moment
FIRST DECISION 
After the conversation with DS Ornsby you inform him you will review the information he has given you and return his call with your decision about the way forward in the next few hours.

You now have to decide which of the following courses of action to take:
  • To call in the full team immediately

    Your full team consists of two Detective Inspectors (DI), four Detective Sergeants (DS) and twenty Detective Constables (DC). One of the Sergeants and two of the Detective Constables are already on duty as part of the HAT. You have three DC's on annual leave and one of the DI's starts a leadership course on Monday which could be cancelled but they have been waiting to attend for over 12 months. One DC is currently abesent due to sickness.

    If this is your decision click here

  • To have the full team attend the office at 0800 hours ready to be briefed

    The on duty DS or the DI's could be contacted to ensure that the full team is made aware of the need for everyone to attend the office at 0800 hours.

    If this is your decision click here

  • To immediately attend the scene yourself and take charge of the enquiry

    One of the DI's has been informed they will be the Investigating Officer (IO) for the next murder investigation and they could attend the scene with you to take control.

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  • To send a Detective Inspector to take charge of the scene and enquiry

    One of the DI's, not the one who is going on a course, has been informed they will be the Investigating Officer (IO) for the next murder enquiry. They could be awoken and informed to attend the scene immediately.

    If this is your decision click here