The former detective met Rebekah in 2006 when assigned to investigate her domestic abuse report, later subjecting her to years of mistreatment before her death in Barbados. A BBC Panorama investigation revealed local authorities overlooked suspicious behavior and conflicting accounts given to hotel staff, while a local pathologist damaged her organs. Although her family requested assistance, the Metropolitan Police declined to dispatch investigators abroad because no formal allegation of criminality had been lodged.
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Critical forensic failures and damaged post-mortem evidence in Barbados left the exact ca…: Critical forensic failures and damaged post-mortem evidence in Barbados left the exact cause of Rebekah Arter's death completely undetermined.
The Metropolitan Police rejected a family plea to send detectives overseas citing an abse…: The Metropolitan Police rejected a family plea to send detectives overseas citing an absence of formal criminality allegations.
Warren Arter committed suicide inside HMP Wandsworth shortly after being detained for all…: Warren Arter committed suicide inside HMP Wandsworth shortly after being detained for allegedly abusing another woman following his return to the UK.
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Warning: Contains graphic details of Rebekah Arter's death - and references to coercion and sexual abuse
A former Metropolitan Police detective, investigated for sexually exploiting vulnerable crime victims it was his job to protect, later lied about the death of his wife in a Barbados hotel room, BBC Panorama has learned.
Warren Arter first met his wife Rebekah after she reported domestic abuse to the Met. He then abused her for more than a decade. Her death two years ago has never been properly investigated.
Panorama can reveal failures by Barbados authorities to preserve evidence and interview hotel staff about Arter's suspicious behaviour before and after Rebekah's death, aged 47.
Despite a request from her family for assistance, the Met did not send detectives to the Caribbean island.
The Met told the BBC it took this decision because no allegation of criminality had been made.
Rebekah's family, speaking publicly for the first time, have told Panorama the Met failed her. The cause of her death is still not known with a coroner in the UK recording an open…
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