“Things started to deteriorate quite rapidly after Mr Scanlan arrived,” she said. She said Mr Scanlan “seemed to fawn over me” and “became overfamiliar very quickly”. Ms West said Mr Scanlan then failed to attend work the following morning, Tuesday, September 17th. She said it “became clear” that Mr Scanlan’s failure to turn up to work “sent panic through Assistant Commissioner O’Sullivan”. She said it became clear to her upon approaching the officers “that they had a very serious welfare concern” for Mr Scanlan.
