For nearly two decades, Helen Steel searched for the truth about a man she had loved — not knowing that the state which had sent him to deceive her was also quietly tracking her search. The Metropolitan Police spent £2.5 million in public funds relocating undercover officer John Dines from New Zealand to Australia, enlisting foreign police to surveil Steel and her family during a holiday, all to prevent the exposure of a relationship built on institutional deception. What is emerging through the ongoing spycops inquiry is not merely a scandal of individual misconduct, but a portrait of a state
Met Police Spent £2.5m Relocating Undercover Officer to Hide From Former Partner
Helen Steel was sexually exploited through deception by an undercover officer, then subjected to covert surveillance and psychological harm when attempting to discover the truth about her relationship.