‘I fought for John Worboys’ victims – the police have a long way to go’

Harriet Wistrich helped fight for justice for the victims of John Worboys (Picture: ITV/Ridgway/Shutterstock)

The lawyer who helped John Worboy’s victims successfully sue the Metropolitan police for failing to properly investigate their rape allegations has said that there is still ‘a lot of change’ needed.

Tonight, ITV’s true-crime drama Believe Me returns for its third episode as it delves into into the case of one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders and the group of women who fought to get justice.

Harriet Wistrich, who is being played by Phillipa Dunne in ITV’s Believe Me, was one of the key lawyers in helping these women challenge the Met over their handling of the Worboys case.

Speaking to Metro, the founde...