Gina Merritt says much of her family's suffering of the last 16 years could have been avoided if police had done 'their job' and not treated the disappearance of Jay Brogden in 2007 as a suicide.
The family of a man whose two former friends were sentenced this week over his death 16 years ago say years of suffering could have been prevented if his disappearance had been taken more seriously by police at the time.The case was referred to the homicide unit during a 2015 coronial inquestover a drug money dispute.Investigators at the time ruled his disappearance was a suicide, which stalled the case from reaching the Office of the State Coroner until April 2011.
He was initially charged with murder alongside Parnell in 2019, but just days before his trial began he agreed to plead guilty to the downgraded charge of manslaughter.A 'fight every step of the way' "Jay would have turned 37 years old on Wednesday. He was taken from us at 21 when he had his whole life in front of him," Ms Merritt wrote."Whilst we are pleased that finally two people have been brought to justice and we would like to thank the efforts of the DPP and the current investigation police, there were many years where there were systemic failings in the Queensland police.
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