The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed they plan on reviewing their decision to press ahead with charging the late Caroline Flack with assault by beating.
The former Love Island host, who had pleaded not guilty to the charges, had been notified of their decision just one day before she took her own life in her London apartment on 15 February at age 40.
A CPS spokesperson has since allegedly said that the case against Caroline is "officially over" as the court received her death certificate.
But a Freedom of Information request has now revealed that there will "be a post-case review panel conducted by a deputy chief crown prosecutor."
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The spokesperson from the CPS added: "The review will look at the general CPS handling of the case and, obviously, the decisions behind charging is part of that."
While the prosecutors may be reviewing the case, the results from it will most likely not be made available to the public.
The spokesperson told the Mirror Online: "Post-case debriefings are not uncommon… but we do not comment on the outcome."
The CPS has previously been criticised for pressing ahead with what they had called a "show trial" after her boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27, said he didn't support it.
In a statement, Francis Ridley of Money Talent Management said: "In recent months Caroline had been under huge pressure because of an ongoing case and potential trial which has been well reported."
She continued: "The Crown Prosecution Service pursued this when they knew not only how very vulnerable Caroline was but also that the alleged victim did not support the prosecution and had disputed the CPS version of events.
"The CPS should look at themselves today and how they pursued a show trial that was not only without merit but not in the public interest. And ultimately resulted in significant distress to Caroline."
But the CPS hit back at her management team, saying: "We have been asked questions about the role of the CPS in deciding whether to charge an individual with a criminal offence.
"The following information explains our role and approach. It is not a comment on any individual case."
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They added: "The CPS does not investigate allegations of crime, or choose which cases to consider. CPS prosecutors must review every case referred to us by the police, or other investigators.
"We provide expert legal advice early in investigations to help build strong cases, or identify where a suspect should not be charged.
“We do not decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence – that is for the jury, judge or magistrate – but we must make the key decision of whether a case should be put before a court.”
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