Key facts
- US State Department criticized 'two-tier policing' in the UK.
- The criticism followed the murder of Henry Nowak.
- David Lammy criticized the US State Department's comments.
- Lammy stated the comments presented a 'caricature' of the UK.
- Former officer Christi Hill was wrongly identified and targeted online.
The US State Department has issued criticism regarding what it described as 'two-tiered policing' in the United Kingdom, following the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. David Lammy, a UK official, has criticized these remarks, stating that the State Department presented a 'caricature' of the UK. In a separate but related development, former police officer Christi Hill has been wrongly identified by social media users and AI, leading to her being in hiding due to death threats. The exact nature of the 'two-tier policing' criticism was not detailed.