Student police officer’s family seek IOPC inquiry into ‘bullying’ before suicide

Anugrah Abraham was stressed and lacked support while working for West Yorkshire police, family allege

The family of a student police officer who died last month are calling for an independent investigation from the police watchdog after they claimed he faced discrimination, bullying and a lack of support.

Anugrah Abraham, known as Anu, was a 21-year-old student police officer on a placement with West Yorkshire police as part of his three-year apprenticeship degree at Leeds Trinity University

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