Warning: Contains graphic details of Rebekah Arter's death - and references to coercion and sexual abuse
A former Metropolitan Police detective, investigated for sexually exploiting vulnerable crime victims it was his job to protect, later lied about the death of his wife in a Barbados hotel room, BBC Panorama has learned.
Warren Arter first met his wife Rebekah after she reported domestic abuse to the Met. He then abused her for more than a decade. Her death two years ago has never been properly investigated.
Panorama can reveal failures by Barbados authorities to preserve evidence and interview hotel staff about Arter's suspicious behaviour before and after Rebekah's death, aged 47.
Despite a request from her family for assistance, the Met did not send detectives to the Caribbean island.
The Met told the BBC it took this decision because no allegation of criminality had been made.
Rebekah's family, speaking publicly for the first time, have told Panorama the Met failed her. The cause of her death is still not known with a coroner in the UK recording an open verdict.
We have also spoken to hotel staff who were called to the room in June 2024 after Arter rang reception to say his wife had collapsed.
Interviews with the staff, police sources - plus Arter's erratic communications following Rebekah's death…
