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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

2 outlets 2 reports Published Oct 3, 2026

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Kelly Hartigan-Burns died in Blackburn police custody in December 2016 after an inquest found serious police failings — and her mother June is still waiting for answers from the IOPC investigation nearly a decade onS1
The police watchdog has said its investigation is 'almost complete'S2

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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

Kelly Hartigan-Burns died in Blackburn police custody in December 2016 after an inquest found serious police failings — and her mother June is still waiting for answers from the IO…

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'My daughter died in police custody a decade ago, I won't stop fighting'

The police watchdog has said its investigation is 'almost complete'

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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

United Kingdom Crime & Justice Independent Office for Police Conduct

2 outlets 2 reports Published Oct 3, 2026

What to know

Kelly Hartigan-Burns died in Blackburn police custody in December 2016 after an inquest found serious police failings — and her mother June is still waiting for answers from the IOPC investigation nearly a decade onS1
The police watchdog has said its investigation is 'almost complete'S2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

4w Irishmirror

Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

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'My daughter died in police custody a decade ago, I won't stop fighting'

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S1 Irishmirror 1 report · EN

S2 ManchestereveningnewsLead 1 report · EN

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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

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Mum 'won't stop fighting' a decade after daughter died in police custody

'My daughter died in police custody a decade ago, I won't stop fighting'

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