{"id":312890,"date":"2026-01-27T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/met-police-accused-of-homophobic-treatment-of-gay-students-drug-death-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:00:15","slug":"met-police-accused-of-homophobic-treatment-of-gay-students-drug-death-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/met-police-accused-of-homophobic-treatment-of-gay-students-drug-death-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Police accused of &#8216;homophobic&#8217; treatment of gay student&#8217;s drug death | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vjLnMknr6mo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Met Police accused of 'homophobic' treatment of gay student's drug death | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjLnMknr6mo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The family of Ed Cornes, a 19-year-old gay student found dead in a London hotel say police failures \u2014 driven by homophobia \u2014 meant the circumstances of his death were never properly investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Ed was just 2 days into his first term at University College London when he died in October 2021. nearly four years on, his mother, Miriam Blythe, says she still has questions over how or why he died \u2014 and she has no confidence in the Metropolitan Police or its handling of the case.<\/p>\n<p>She accuses officers of focusing on his sexuality, of failing to interview key witnesses, and allowing crucial evidence to be lost while the death was still being treated as a potential murder.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police say an extensive investigation ruled out third-party involvement and that this conclusion was upheld at an inquest \u2014 but have apologised for aspects of how the case was handled.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Metropolitan Police Commander Stephen Clayman said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to hear how the handling of our investigation into Edward\u2019s death has added to the family\u2019s pain during this painful time.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe extensive investigation, which was subsequently reviewed, ruled out third-party involvement in Edward\u2019s death and this conclusion was later reinforced at the inquest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we accept that aspects of the way in which the case was handled did not meet the high standards we expect. While this did not affect the outcome of the investigation, we apologise to Edward\u2019s family and friends for any further distress this caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four years on, Miriam says she is still haunted \u2014 not only by how and why her son died, but by what she believes was a failure by the Metropolitan Police to treat his death with the seriousness it deserved.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of Ed Cornes, a 19-year-old gay student found dead in a London hotel say police failures \u2014 driven by homophobia \u2014 meant the circumstances of his death were never properly investigated. 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