{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"PSNI slammed by review of Katie Simpson murder investigation","slug":"psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation","published_at":"2026-05-05T16:01:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/69fa144582781c7c457c88ec/media.mp3","summary":"A report has lambasted ‘institutional misogyny’ in PSNI over failings in the Katie Simpson murder investigation. Police officers on the case were responsible for a catalogue of basic failures including not preserving evidence, missing forensic opportunities, dismissing key witness statements, failing to secure phones or even photographing her injuries. 21-year-old Katie from Tynan, Co Armagh, died almost a week after an incident in Lettershandoney. Police originally thought she had taken her own life. But a year later, Jonathan Creswell was arrested. Creswell’s trial ended in April 2024 after he took his own life following the first day of proceedings.  The Belfast Telegraph’s Crime Correspondent, Allison Morris, joins Ciarán Dunbar.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A report has lambasted ‘institutional misogyny’ in PSNI over failings in the Katie Simpson murder investigation. Police officers&…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1437,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}