Police told to reinvestigate man's death after suspected blackmail on Grindr

Police told to reinvestigate man's death after suspected blackmail on Grindr Police have been told to reopen their investigation into the death of Scott Gough, who allegedly took his own life after being targeted by a gang of men on the gay dating app Grindr. A police Professional Standards Department (PSD) report found failures in the investigation into the 56-year-old's death, which happened the day after a group of men turned up at his home demanding his car keys. His partner, Cameron Tewson accused the police of marking their own homework after his complaint of homophobia was not upheld. Hertfordshire Police, the investigating force, said it remains committed to ensuring members of the LGBTQ+ community feel supported when approaching the force. The report into the police's actions comes after a BBC investigation found multiple cases of suspected blackmail involving victims targeted on Grindr in Gough's local area, with at least four connected to the same gang, which remains at large.