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Entertainment
Henry Vaughan & Lottie Gibbons

Police referred to watchdog after Caroline Flack's death

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog following the death of TV star Caroline Flack.

Scotland Yard's directorate of professional standards reviewed all previous contact with Love Island presenter Flack, 40, before making the referral on Wednesday.

It is standard practice for a referral to be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) when a person who has had recent contact with police dies, the force said.

Caroline Flack, pictured in 2016 (Ian West/PA Wire)

A statement said: "No notice of investigation has been served on any officer and no conduct issues have been identified by the DPS. No officer is on restricted duties or suspended."

An IOPC spokesman said: "We will make a decision on the level of our involvement after carefully assessing the information we have received. Receipt of a referral does not mean an investigation will necessarily follow."

Ms Flack was found dead on Saturday after taking her own life as she awaited trial for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27.

Celebrities and Love Island viewers alike paid tribute to her, with many urging social media users to realise the impact of their behaviour.

A petition calling for stricter laws to safeguard those in the public eye gained thousands of supporters after the presenter's death.

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