Family of Emma Caldwell, who was killed by Packer, want judge-led inquiry to examine ‘toxic culture of misogyny and corruption’

Demands are growing for a public inquiry into why it took almost 20 years to bring the serial rapist and killer Iain Packer to justice, after he was jailed for 36 years on Wednesday for the 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell.

The calls came as further details emerged raising serious questions about the investigation of the murder and police attitudes to reports of violence against sex workers.

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