Scotland Yard also says death toll from fire may fall slightly from current estimate of about 80
The criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower disaster may consider individual as well as corporate manslaughter charges, Scotland Yard has said.
The news came as the latest victim of the disaster was named as eight-year-old Mehdi el-Wahabi – one of a family of five all believed to have died in the fire.
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Last week, the Guardian reported police were investigating claims of thefts at the Grenfell site and were considering the possibility that the thief could have been a police officer. McCormack refused to rule that out on Tuesday. “There is evidence that it may be someone outside but there’s also hundreds of police officers, contractors, scientists – everyone that’s been in and out,” she said.
So far, Bonner said, investigators have gathered 31m documents and sought specialist software to help sift through them and decide what it was necessary to look at in more detail.
The force has also identified 2,400 people to whom they wish to speak and taken more than 1,000 statements. Those include statements from 675 firefighters, 340 police officers and a similar number of ambulance staff involved in the emergency response up until 8pm on 14 June, he said.
Bonner added that his team had identified 336 companies and organisations linked to the construction, refurbishment and management of the tower – a significant increase in recent weeks. He said those included some with little or no involvement and others directly responsible for managing the building.
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