Caroline Flack's mum says 'we won’t stop until we get the truth’ as police told to reinvestigate tragic TV star's case

Police have been told to reopen their investigation into the case against Caroline Flack after a tireless campaign by her mum Christine Flack. The Independent Office of Police Conduct has urged the Metropolitan Police to reinvestigate the lead-up to the decision to charge the tragic TV star as "new witness evidence may be available", the force said.

Since her daughter's tragic death ­four years ago, Christine has been 'in the dark' about why Caroline was charged with assaulting her ­boyfriend against the advice of prosecutors. The determined mum has now said 'we won’t stop until we get the truth’.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recommended that the former Love Island host receive a caution following an incident with her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, in December 2019. But this was overturned after an appeal from the Met Police, and she was instead charged with assault by beating.

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Caroline was found dead in February 2020 at the age of 40. A coroner later ruled she took her own life after learning that prosecutors were going to press ahead with an assault charge.

The Met has now said it is making "further enquiries" into potential new witness evidence relating to the actions of officers in appealing the initial CPS decision not to charge Ms Flack.

The TV star's mother, Christine Flack, told the Mirror: "We won't stop until we get the truth. Something very unusual happened to Carrie at the police station that night, but no one kept a proper record explaining why.

"I have now made a complaint to compel the officer to give the statement we think he should have given four years ago. As a family, we have been left with