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Join me now on BBC Two. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | |
Here on BBC One, it's time
for the news where you are. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:01 | |
Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
The widow of victim who died
in the Croydon tram crash last year, | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
says she's both "heartbroken"
and "angry" to learn that | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
a very similar incident -
just days before the fatal crash - | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
wasn't treated with any urgency. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
She was responding to an official
report into the accident, | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
which is published tomorrow,
and believes the failure to act | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
quickly could have cost lives. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
Our Transport Correspondent, Tom
Edwards, has this exclusive report. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:41 | |
Marilyn Logan's husband Philip died
in the Croydon tram crash. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:43 | |
He was on his way to work. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
She's read the official
report and she says it | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
outlines how the driver lost
awareness on the corner | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
and was confused. | 0:00:51 | 0:01:01 | |
Who do you blames in all of this? | 0:01:01 | 0:01:06 | |
TfL, and the management side of it. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
I mean, TfL, in effect,
employ these people. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:14 | |
There should be more
stringent testing. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
The report, Marilyn
says, also highlights | 0:01:18 | 0:01:19 | |
numerous speeding incidents and one
on the same bend just days before. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:25 | |
As we reported at the time,
Shantell Singh, not the driver, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
reported that to the tram operator. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:33 | |
I think the tram tipped on one side
as we went around the bend and | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
everyone actually went
on the right-hand side of the tram. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:43 | |
Crucially, though, the report says
this incident was not | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
investigated quickly. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:50 | |
Now, had that incident
being investigated, might the one | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
the week later never have happened? | 0:01:52 | 0:01:58 | |
And how does that make you feel? | 0:01:58 | 0:02:00 | |
Heartbroken. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:05 | |
And the family says a culture
of fear meant drivers were | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
not reporting incidents. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:08 | |
Very, very angry. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
Because these procedures should be
there to protect the | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
public, and that is not protecting
the public in the least. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:22 | |
This is the memorial
in New Addington to the seven | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
who died on the 51 who were injured. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
The tram was travelling at over
three times the speed limit. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:36 | |
From the tram operator's point of
view, do you think they have learnt? | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
No. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
I mean, if drivers are frightened
to report things because | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
of line managers, how is that
going to make me feel better? | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
It's not. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:49 | |
It's going to infuriate me. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:55 | |
TfL says it has enhanced
its customer complaints | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
process and now it, not
the operator, receives complaints. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
The official report
into what happened here is published | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
tomorrow and there are bound to be
serious questions for transport | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
for London and the tram operator
as to why so many speeding | 0:03:07 | 0:03:14 | |
incidents weren't reported,
in particular one just a few | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
days before the crash. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Marilyn faces another difficult
Christmas and she still has lots | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
of questions as to why her husband
died on his way to work. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:34 | |
A former Abbot at a Catholic school
in west London has been found guilty | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
of a string of sexual offences
against boys - including rape. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:43 | |
The pensioner, Andrew Soper,
formerly known as Father Laurence | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
Soper, was convicted of abusing boys
at St Benedicts School in Ealing, | 0:03:45 | 0:03:50 | |
where he was in charge
of "discipline." | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
Marc Ashdown has spoken
to one of his victims, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
who waived his right to anonymity. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
Respected, trusted, revered. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
Andrew Soper now revealed
as a cowardly, sadistic | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
prolific paedophile. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
In addition the monks run a school. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:14 | |
You can see what it's capable of... | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
Filmed in 1980 here,
he was supposed to be caring | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
for young boys in his charge,
instead he was fondling, | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
cleaning and raping them. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:24 | |
Today found guilty at the Bailey
of assaulting ten former pupils. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:32 | |
Saint Benedict's in 1976,
schoolboys indulged | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
in one of their favourite
games, the bundle. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
One of them, Prosper,
was molested by Soper. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
He gave evidence in court
and wave at his anonymity. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
Today he gave us his reaction. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
It shows that the defence
that was put up simply | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
didn't convince the jury. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
I'm very pleased that this man,
who is clearly still a danger | 0:04:51 | 0:04:57 | |
to young people and young boys
particularly, is going to be | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
taken out of circulation. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
We also spoke to another
man who gave evidence. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
These are his words,
spoken by an actor. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
It's fantastic. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:12 | |
I'm feeling really emotional. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:13 | |
I thought I was the only one. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:14 | |
It was such a shocking
thing to happen to me. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
As a kid, you put it
away to a dark place. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
Some kids made jokes about it
at school but I had no idea | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
there were others until recently. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:25 | |
Soper's long history
of abuse started | 0:05:25 | 0:05:26 | |
when he was a teacher
at Saint Benedict 's in 1972. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:31 | |
The monks elected him
headmaster of the juniors. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:38 | |
In 2002, he moved to Rome. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
In 2010 he was arrested and charged
with nine counts of sexual | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
abuse against five boys. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:44 | |
But he skipped bail and went
on the run across Europe | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
with Interpol on his trail. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:48 | |
It's claimed he stayed
at the Vatican for a time | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
and withdrew £200,000
from his bank and vanished. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
Four years later, he was finally
tracked in Kosovo posing | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
as a widowed author. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
More victims came forward
and finally he was put on trial | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
for 19 offences against ten boys. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
It's a case which involves him
using, usually using, | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
the opportunities that
disciplining students gave him, | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
to use that seclusion to abuse. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
The key to the case
is victims coming forward. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:24 | |
Without men coming forward in this
case, we wouldn't have had a case | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
to present to a jury. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
Jonathan West's son
attended the school. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
Concerned, he started
digging into its history. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
He believes this conviction
is another step towards uncovering | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
the full extent of the abuse. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
For the victims that have come
forward I hope it gives them | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
closure and comfort,
seeing justice done. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
I have never met Soper himself. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
His name came up in comments
on the blog from time to time. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
I would be astonished
if that is the sum total | 0:06:51 | 0:06:56 | |
of those he'd harmed. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
For decades, all this
has cast a shadow over | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
the school and the Abbey. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:03 | |
They have tried to move on,
for example at the sports field | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
the Soper Pavilion was recently
renamed, but it has been difficult | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
and an independent inquiry
commissioned by senior figures | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
in 2011 highlighted complaints
against eight teachers and monks. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:17 | |
To date five men have now been
convicted, including Soper, | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
of child-related sexual offences. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:25 | |
In a statement, Ealing Abbey
apologised and said their thoughts | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
and prayers are with
Amdrew Soper's victims. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
They admire
their courage in coming forward. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
The school apologised unreservedly
and said Saint Benedict's is now | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
a completely different institution. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:40 | |
Safeguarding, they say,
is their top priority. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
The independent inquiry into child
abuse is to hear evidence | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
about Saint Benedict's in 2019. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
Some believe more
allegations could surface. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
There were gasps in the dock today
as Soper, the former Ealing Abbot, | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
faces spending the rest of his life
in prison for hideous crimes | 0:07:57 | 0:08:00 | |
against defenceless young boys. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:05 | |
The Crown Prosecution Service has,
for the second time, | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
decided not to take any action
against five police officers - | 0:08:08 | 0:08:13 | |
even though a jury decided they'd
used "unsuitable" force | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
against a mentally ill black man
who then died in police custody. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:23 | |
Sean Rigg's family has called
the decision "shameful" | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
and Frankie McCamley can
tell us why. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:26 | |
Frankie. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:32 | |
This decision has taken nearly ten
years. Sean Rigg was 40 years old he | 0:08:32 | 0:08:39 | |
had mental health problems after his
arrest he was restrained in the back | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
of a police van for eight minutes in
the prone position he suffered a | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
cardiac arrest and died for together
since his family have been fighting | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
for the five officers involved to be
charged. In 2012 and in question we | 0:08:52 | 0:08:57 | |
found what they called unsuitable
force after arresting Mr Rigg. The | 0:08:57 | 0:09:02 | |
family cat campaigning. Year ago the
Crown Prosecution Service said they | 0:09:02 | 0:09:06 | |
would not be bringing further
charges because there was not enough | 0:09:06 | 0:09:12 | |
evidence. The family fought with the
CPS to reconsider and today reached | 0:09:12 | 0:09:18 | |
the same decision, that these police
officers would not be charged. This | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
evening, just after the decision was
made, Sean Rigg was Max is that gave | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
us her reaction. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:29 | |
Theresa May herself has made
comments on the way that... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
..the treatment that
Sean received from | 0:09:31 | 0:09:32 | |
the police officers, and yet, still,
there's no accountability | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
whatsoever. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:36 | |
Where do families go from here? | 0:09:36 | 0:09:37 | |
And what message does this
send to police officers? | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
And why is there no justice? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:44 | |
As far as the case is concerned, is
it close? Not exactly. The officers | 0:09:44 | 0:09:51 | |
still could face police misconduct
proceedings. That is being discussed | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
by the Met and the IP CC. They
promised to come to that vision as | 0:09:55 | 0:09:59 | |
quickly as possible. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
That's BBC London News
this Wednesday night. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Now let's get the weather from Ben. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:04 | |
A lot going on with our weather over
the next 24 hours. Wet and windy | 0:10:09 | 0:10:14 | |
weather to stop tomorrow but then
things will turn significantly | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
colder. The winds are picking up.
This evening at night it will stay | 0:10:17 | 0:10:22 | |
blustery. Outbreaks of rain pushing
in from the West. A relatively mild | 0:10:22 | 0:10:28 | |
night and mild start to tomorrow.
That will not last. We will see not | 0:10:28 | 0:10:33 | |
one but two bursts of rain. Once
that clears, the skies will brighten | 0:10:33 | 0:10:38 | |
but we will bring in the cold,
north-westerly winds. Temperatures | 0:10:38 | 0:10:50 | |
will drop away as the day goes on.
6-9 during the afternoon. Into | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
Thursday night, we will start to see
entry showers pushing in from the | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
north-west. Some places could even
have a covering of snow to start | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
Friday. Friday is cold and bright
but still | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 |