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Nina Lloyd

Man accused of raping Gaia Pope was under police investigation, say family

Gaia Pope went missing in 2017 (Family handout/PA) (Picture: PA Media)

Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family have claimed police “lied” after her death and dismissed evidence that may have helped prosecute her alleged rapist as they called for an independent probe into the investigation.

Miss Pope-Sutherland, 19, ran away from home having been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after reporting that she had been drugged and sexually attacked by a man when she was 16.

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