Investigative journalist at @londonermag.bsky.social - [email protected]
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Previously freelance at Observer, Sunday Times, Mirror, Private Eye etc
Thank you to @andrewkersley.bsky.social for pursuing and writing this harrowing story. The lack of accountability and action at every juncture is astounding. He has brought Tracey’s story to light with such dedication, care and warmth. Truly touching, in the face of such devastating bleakness.
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Please read this and remember. Utterly devastating reporting by @andrewkersley.bsky.social. How many others are in the same, or similar, situations due to a litany of errors and failures to protect them?
devastating story:
This is certainly not an easy read but it is a stunning and important piece of reporting by my very talented colleague @andrewkersley.bsky.social and the @londonermag.bsky.social team.
This, by @andrewkersley.bsky.social, is the best piece of journalism I've read this year.
A gut-wrenching account of the human cost of bureaucratic failures and a testament to what you can discover when you set out to answer the question - how the fuck did this happen?
This is superb reporting, a really heartbreaking story.
I am normally very proud of my home, Waltham Forest. But this? I'm deeply ashamed by the "neglect & lies" that led here. Huge kudos to @londonermag.bsky.social & @andrewkersley.bsky.social for a harrowing, but vital must-read. Heartened by those who tried to help, crushed by too many that didn't...
Why have the Met become reliant on a Harry Potter-themed facial recognition tool?
Read my piece, where I spent the day following the force as it tries to crack down on shoplifting, to find out.
Exceptional reporting of a tragic story. At the centre of it is violent institutional failures despite persistence from a small number of individuals who noticed major safeguarding risks.
Staggering that no one has lost their job or even been disciplined for these multiple and abject failures.
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In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
Shoplifting has almost doubled in London since 2023.
Now the Met are fighting back, with fake bait products, undercover operations and a Harry Potter-themed facial recognition algorithm.
Read @andrewkersley.bsky.social's dispatch:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/police-crack...
The contrast between the care taken over the writing of this article, the evidence of its sustained pursuit of the truth, & the neglect & lies of social services & the council that it reveals, is in itself staggering, beyond the desperate sadness of the story it tells.
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
A lot of what shapes this city happens behind closed doors - in rooms most people never see ❌
Decisions get made. Policies get agreed. And it affects all of us, whether we hear about it or not.
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
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In November 2023, police found the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
In the hardest piece I've worked on for @londonermag.bsky.social, I worked out who she was and who was responsible.
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
Andrew Kersley
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
