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Met Police Weigh Building Full-Scale Grenfell Tower Replica for Criminal Trials

The proposed reconstruction, intended to aid jury understanding of complex evidence, faces criticism from grieving families over prolonged delays and rising costs.

The Metropolitan Police want to build a scale-replica of a portion of Grenfell Tower, where a fire killed 72 people in 2017
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Overview

  • The Metropolitan Police are considering constructing a full-scale replica of part of Grenfell Tower in a secure warehouse to demonstrate fire dynamics to juries in potential future trials.
  • The reconstruction, which would take over a year to complete, is estimated to cost tens of millions of pounds and would complement existing evidence like 3D scans and video recordings.
  • Families represented by Grenfell Next of Kin have expressed frustration, citing broken trust and fears that justice will be further delayed, despite police assurances that the timeline will not be impacted.
  • The investigation, described as one of the most complex in UK history, now involves 180 officers and has cost nearly £24 million this year, with total costs projected to exceed £100 million.
  • Police have submitted over half of their preliminary evidence to prosecutors, with full evidence files on 20 organizations and individuals expected by September 2026, potentially pushing trials into the 2030s.