Known Facts About The Recent 'Suspect'

[Brietta]

If you say that someone is helping the police with their inquiries, you mean that the police are questioning them about a crime, but have not yet charged them with it.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/help-the-police-with-their-inquiries

Why this apparent obsession with gainsaying almost every piece of trivia I post.  Particularly when you are not terribly good at it.


Whilst there is no legal requirement to give a witness statement to the police there is a moral duty on each of us to help the police with their enquiries.  https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q539.htm

Which is precisely in the context of what I posted.

[Mr Gray]

If you say that someone is helping the police with their inquiries, you mean that the police are questioning them about a crime, but have not yet charged them with it.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/help-the-police-with-their-inquiries

there is no reason why the phrase cannot be used in its literal meeaning...as Brietta did

[G-Unit]

Why this apparent obsession with gainsaying almost every piece of trivia I post.  Particularly when you are not terribly good at it.


Whilst there is no legal requirement to give a witness statement to the police there is a moral duty on each of us to help the police with their enquiries.  https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q539.htm

Which is precisely in the context of what I posted.

The definition I gave is taken from the dictionary, and the meaning they gave has been used for many years.

[Mr Gray]

The definition I gave is taken from the dictionary, and the meaning they gave has been used for many years.

its taken from A dictionary...not THE dictionary...

[Brietta]

The definition I gave is taken from the dictionary, and the meaning they gave has been used for many years.

You have merely highlighted the fact the the same phrase can be used in different contexts.  I've no idea why it was important for you.

[Holly Goodhead]

https://www.bka.de/DE/IhreSicherheit/Fahndungen/Personen/BekanntePersonen/43_Jaehriger_Deutscher_TV/Sachverhalt.html

https://www.bka.de/DE/Presse/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen/2020/Presse2020/200603_pmZeugenaufrufStABraunschweig.html

http://news.met.police.uk/news/operation-grange-update-and-appeal-403826

The authorities have not named anyone.

I note the MET's appeal, as above, no longer appears to be available? 

[barrier]

I note the MET's appeal, as above, no longer appears to be available?

No which suggests it been answered and its of no consequence, no charges laid at CB's door.