Deborah says she is now looking to lodge a complaint against West Yorkshire Police....though I'm prepared (just) to give her a pass because grieving people say strange things:
Uninsured driver Yasser Iqbal, 29, of Norman Grove, Idle, was jailed for 15 months in January at Bradford Crown Court after he ploughed into Kenneth as he crossed the road to get a takeaway.
The 71-year-old, who had six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, was treated by paramedics at the scene of the crash but was later pronounced dead. Kenneth’s family initially hit out at the “unforgivable” actions of Iqbal, who fled the scene, before abandoning the van two miles down the road on September 23, 2016.
But Kenneth’s daughter, Deborah “broke down” when she saw the van back parked in Iqbal’s driveway after it was returned by police following the end of the court case.Well, yes. Of course it was returned.
She said: “The police took it away until it went to court because they needed it as evidence and then just out of the blue last Saturday it turned up in the driveway. I thought, ‘how inconsiderate it that?’, the windscreen was still smashed and it’s just two minutes away from my house, where is the compassion?
“It just brings everything back, I get flashbacks anyway.”But the police are obliged to do this. What's the point in complaining to them?
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The collision which caused Mr Parratt’s death was hugely traumatic and distressing for his family. It is standard procedure that property which is seized as part of the investigation or for court proceedings is not retained indefinitely and would be returned to the legal owner once the court process is fully concluded, as they have in this case. Officers fully understand and sympathise with the terrible loss Mr Parratt’s family have suffered.”I have no doubt they do.
But, frankly, they have enough on their plate without having to fend off whining snowflakes who can't seem to grasp that the world doesn't revolve around them.
That there will always be reminders all around of upsetting incidents, and that how we cope with that is a sign of maturity.
That demanding the world change to assuage their grief is not healthy.
Returning the van with the smashed windscreen was insensitive - perhaps it should have been mended (at Iqbal's expense of course) beforehand.
ReplyDeleteWell to be honest, she's only having the same reaction that the authorities have to various terrorist attacks or particularly gruesome murders, namely to knock any involved buildings down because the 'ju-ju' of them is too much.......
ReplyDeleteBearing in mind where it is, I'm surprised it hasn't been torched by now.
ReplyDeletePenseivat
I hope the Police explored every opportunity to avoid the van being returned. Would they return a legally held knife that was used to murder someone? They can seize vehicles that are driven without insurance and if the keeper wants them back they have to provide proof of insurance and pay all kinds of fees. The van is worth much less than all that.
ReplyDelete"Returning the van with the smashed windscreen was insensitive - perhaps it should have been mended (at Iqbal's expense of course) beforehand."
ReplyDeleteThey'd never get the money back.
"Well to be honest, she's only having the same reaction that the authorities have to various terrorist attacks or particularly gruesome murders, namely to knock any involved buildings down because the 'ju-ju' of them is too much..."
God, yes. You're right!
"Would they return a legally held knife that was used to murder someone?"
No, actually. Those, they often melt down. Publicly.