Police murder probes 'hit by institutional homophobia'

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Edinburgh Evening News UK

SCOTLAND Yard's reaction to murders and attacks on the gay community has been marred by "institutional" homophobia, a new report said today.

An independent review into how the Metropolitan Police investigated the murders of ten gay men or transsexuals between 1990 and 2002 found officers were hampered by a lack of knowledge, reliance of stereotypes and personal prejudices.