Nottingham Inquiry: Search the Evidence
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…there's to be no filming or photography of any kind. Thank you. MR BLAKE: Thank you, Chair. Can I please call PC Matthew Bower. PC MATTHEW BOWER (affirmed) Questioned by MR BLAKE MR BLAKE: Thank you, PC Bower. You should have in front of you a witness statement dated 23 February 2026; is that Q. So something like pursuit, tactical stops,…
Witness Name: Matthew Bower Statement No: WITNO419001 Dated: 23 February 2026 THE NOTTINGHAM INQUIRY FIRST WITNESS STATEMENT OF PC MATTHEW BOWER I, Matthew Bower, will say as follows: - Introduction 1. I am Matthew Bower and I am a member of Nottinghamshire Police currently serving in the rank of Police Constable. 2. This witness statemen…
PC Matthew Bower →…g but he goes off to the area search. Then over the page, please, just to finish it off. We see PC~Yallop and PC Bower, as we've been told by PC Bower, with PC Spibey involved in the area search, and PC Knight and then PC Smedley arriving at 4.12, and PC Cooper arriving at 4.12 involved in premises search. There's DI Dowson attending the…
ing PC Yallop and PC Bower to Milton Street; is that correct? A. Yes. Q. The second is PC McAuley offering to search the area and PC Whysall and another shouting up and responding? A. Yes ing PC Yallop and PC Bower to Milton Street; is that correct? A. Yes. Q. The second is PC McAuley offering to search the area and PC Whysall and another…
…h without an honest belief of its truth. GRO-B Signed:' Dated: 23/02/2026 Index to First Witness Statement of PC Matthew Bower No. URN Document Description 1. NGPF0004751 Audio from Nottinghamshire Police, Talk Group 1199, Timestamped 04.24.06hrs, re: Searching offender in Ilkeston Road 2. NGPF0008785 Intelligence Analysis Operation Chain…
PC Matthew Bower →…Sergeant Gavin Berry, is it? A. Yes. Q. Thank you. (Audio played) Thank you. So we've heard there PC Yallop, PC Bower around 4.34 am. (Audio played) That's the voice of Force Incident Sergeant Gavin Berry, is it? A. Yes. Q. Thank you. (Audio played) Thank you. So we've heard there PC Yallop, PC Bower and PC Whysall are all going to the D…
ect PC Bower to the area of Bentinck Road which was the last known sighting. The vehicle was described as in the middle of the road with no person seen to exit the van. Page 11 of 21 WITNO420001 _0011 49. PC Bower and I arrived on Bentinck Road turning left from Radford Road. We passed a marked Police vehicle on the road and approximately…
Chief Inspector David Mather →ect PC Bower to the area of Bentinck Road which was the last known sighting. The vehicle was described as in the middle of the road with no person seen to exit the van. Page 11 of 21 WITNO420001 _0011 49. PC Bower and I arrived on Bentinck Road turning left from Radford Road. We passed a marked Police vehicle on the road and approximately…
PC Stephen Yallop →…way down to Maid Marion Way. Nothing seen or heard 4000099" 242. At 0425hrs (TG1199) PC 3288 Yallop and PC 4550 Bower (OF48) arrive in the area. The OFC PC 35 Speeden tasks them with an area search for the offender and confirms last known direction of travel is up Ilkeston Road towards the city. PC 3288 Yallop confirms they are commencin…
Superintendent Simon Allardice →…through about the suspects whereabouts, and specialist officers (PC 1721 Whysall and PC 3288 Yallop and PC 4550 Bower) updated they were very close to that location, the FIM had little opportunity to deliver an NDM briefing and tactical plan. In the time available this would have been incredibly challenging, and a full briefing would lik…
Superintendent Simon Allardice →…n. THE CHAIR: Thank you. Ms Cartwright. Thank you. Questioned by MS CARTWRIGHT MS CARTWRIGHT: Good afternoon, PC Bower. PC Bower, can I ask you first of all about what you've told us in your witness statement. Can we just stop, then seconds count. Q. But equally, would you agree that there was only three ARVs resources available at that t…
…just above Ilkeston Road. A. Yes, that's correct. Q. If we could go to page 10, please. This is PC Yallop and PC Bower. A. Yes. Q. If we look at row 75 at 4.25, that's the top right-hand side. A. Yes. Q. Also 82, which was to the left of that, 4.26, we can see in fact they are quite close to VC's direction of travel around the time that h…
…9hrs (TG1205) OFZ4 PS 755 Hallam asks if someone can collect another vehicle for OF48 PC 3288 Yallop and PC 4550 Bower from headquarters to replace their one with a flat tyre. The FIM authorises an officer to do this. (URN: NGPF0004957 - Recording reference 20230613045919000000_6770000033022_1). 456. At 0559hrs incident 0077 is updated wi…
Superintendent Simon Allardice →…Hather, Re: Toxicology - Grace 224 NGPF0008930R 1 BWV PC 3550 Bower - D1102 225 NGPF0002650 Witness Statement of Matthew Bower dated 13/06/2023 226 NGPF0010240 Images JR1 by CSI Rana 227 1 NGPF0008932R I BWV of PC 1721 Whysall - D1103 228 NGPF0002474 Witness statement of Martin Jonathan Whysall, 14/06/2023 229 l NGPF0008934R BWV of PC 328…
Leigh Sanders →…ross the road from McDonalds on Milton Street. The FIS appropriately instructs OF48 - PC 3288 Yallop and PC 4550 Bower that the priority is the male who has been injured, and they are trying to get some more resources. 574. As OF48 PC 3288 Yallop and PC 4550 Bower were not involved in first aid at the Ilkeston Road incident they still hav…
Superintendent Simon Allardice →