Mum of Emma Caldwell said ex Strathclyde Police top cop "betrayed her family"

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The mother of Emma Caldwell said a former chief constable of Strathclyde Police "betrayed her family" over her daughter’s death.Speaking through her lawyer, Margaret Caldwell claimed that she and her family had been “betrayed” by Sir Stephen House, his senior detectives and the force in general.Her damning indictment came after she saw her daughter’s killer, Iain Packer, finally convicted for killing Emma more than 19 years ago.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Speaking on the steps of the High Court in Glasgow, the Caldwell family lawyer said they were now calling for a full public inquiry into the affair and the prosecution of any officer found to have hindered the murder probe.Aamer Anwar hit out at the way Emma’s disappearance and murder had been handled by the authorities from the very start.He said: “Margaret believes she was betrayed by Strathclyde Police and by Sir Stephen House and his senior detectives.

House was formerly Chief Constable of Strathclyde and Police Scotland and is now Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, presently suspended."Mr Anwar went on: “A toxic culture of misogyny and corruption meant the police failed so many