Caroline Flack's mum sparks assault charge reinvestigation two years after death
14.02.2022 - 18:49
/ ok.co.uk
Caroline Flack’s mother has sparked a reinvestigation into her late daughter’s assault charge following a police complaint.The Love Island star died by suicide at the age of 40 on February 2020.Two months prior to he death, the presenter was arrested following an incident with boyfriend Lewis Burton, later discovering that prosecutors wanted to press ahead with an assault charge. Caroline’s mother Christine Flack has now said she wants to know why her daughter was charged with the assault, despite previously being told by prosecutors she should be given a caution.
Speaking to the BBC, Christine said: “I just want those answers to make me feel better and to make me know that I’ve done the right thing by Caroline. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter “It leaves us really sad and really angry because we want to know why they charged her.
“I just want the truth out there. I know it won’t bring her back but I’ve got to do it for her.” When asked if she believes the decision to charge Flack contributed to her death, Christine said: “Oh, totally.Totally.
She couldn’t see a way out.” It’s believed that Caroline found out the day before her death that she was to be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton. In an inquest into the presenter's death, Coroner Mary Hassell found that Flack took her own life because she knew she was being prosecuted and was fearful of the media attention her case would receive.
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