https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/policeprocedure/Recent content in policeprocedure on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 07 Jul 2026 12:29:43 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/police-officer-describes-worst-hour-with-sex-offender-after-partner-found-dead/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:29:43 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/police-officer-describes-worst-hour-with-sex-offender-after-partner-found-dead/An inquest has revealed that Avon and Somerset police officers sought to arrest Richard Scatchard, a registered sex offender with prior convictions for drugging and sexually assaulting women, after his partner was found dead in his home. However, their request was denied by a duty detective sergeant, delaying action in the tragic case. Kelly Faiers, 61, was discovered unconscious on the living room floor of Scatchard’s Minehead, Somerset, residence in October 2023.