Police to seek criminal charges against 77 companies and people over Grenfell fire
Scotland Yard to send files to CPS with ‘strong evidence’ of potential wrongdoing – but any trials could be years away
Scotland Yard has said it hopes to bring criminal charges against 77 companies and individuals for the 2017 Grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died.
The lead investigator, Garry Moncrieff, said his team of 220 detectives had gathered “strong evidence” of potential wrongdoing.
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