On 7th May 2014 the High Court ruled that a disabled woman can continue with suing the PSNI claiming damages for negligence and breach of her human rights arising from its flawed investigation of her rape case.
The woman, who suffers from autism and Asperger syndrome, claimed she was raped in June 2007. A subsequent Police Ombudsman report identified serious failings by the PSNI investigating the claim, including not interviewing her until six months after the incident. The Ombudsman concluded that the PSNI had not even met the basic principles of investigation.