Malabus

🚨TWO TIERED POLICING This is Emily Geer. She captured her own assault on camera and handed it to Greater Manchester Police, only to be told officers dropped the case because the suspect simply ignored their letters and knocks at his door. Emily Geer, 33, was walking along Oxford Road on her way to study at the University of Manchester when she noticed a man following her and another woman. When the man kept stopping and looking back at her, the Master's student started filming on her phone and asked him why he was staring. The video footage captured the man appearing to lash out and strike her. Emily handed the video over to Greater Manchester Police immediately, gave a full statement from her home, and received a crime reference number. Officers initially told her they were pleased with the footage and spoke positively about the evidence. Yet seven months later, Emily received a text message from the investigating officer confirming the entire case had been closed with no further action taken. The force explained that they had tried to set up a voluntary interview without arrest, but the suspect refused to engage with letters, phone calls, or visits to his house. Officers then requested his arrest, but told Emily that "ongoing operational demand and resource pressures" meant those attempts were limited and unsuccessful. The six-month statutory time limit to prosecute the offence then ran out, forcing police to shut down the file entirely. Emily says the decision has left her terrified because the man knows she tried to have him arrested and still frequents the area. "It just seems as though they have just given up," she said. Greater Manchester Police admitted the case fell short of acceptable standards, stating: "We acknowledge that in this case, the investigation fell short of the standards our communities should expect. Learnings will be taken from it to ensure that investigations are progressed quickly to ensure the best possible outcome for victims."