
Meanwhile, Coopey is also facing sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court for possessing cannabis with intent to supply, being concerned in making an offer to supply ketamine and supplying Xanax on February 9 last year. 'You have developed an entrenched drug dependency and had turned to dealing not only to fund your own dependency but to earn money.' He also admitted two charges of possessing with intent to supply cannabis on Septemand February 21, 2020.ĭistrict judge Samuel Goozee told Coopey: 'It is clear from your record that as a youth you were leading an anti-social life and associating with anti-social people. On Friday, Coopey admitted failing to provide blood for a laboratory test in the course of an investigation into whether he had committed an offence when driving on July 22 last year. In an inquest held on 8 July 2019, the assistant coroner for Berkshire, despite a submission by a lawyer representing the Imi family that the deaths were unlawful killing, made a conclusion of 'road traffic collision'. It was understood the family of rugby coach and grandfather Mr Shackley were also suing. The case was ultimately settled at the London County Court for £800,000 on February 1 last year.

The court heard the 21-year-old still receives money from his parents Sergeant Russel Coopey and Pc Catherine Coopey who both worked for Scotland Yard until they retired last year.Īfter a Thames Valley Police investigation decided Coopey was not criminally liable for the deaths in 2018, he was charged with drug driving only.Īlthough he was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, investigators concluded Coopey was not responsible for the men's deaths as the crash could not have been avoided. The judge spared Coopey jail again yesterday after hearing he had started doing mentoring work to help other young people not to commit crimes. Coopey's parents, Sergeant Russel Coopey (pictured in June 2020) and Pc Catherine Coopey were both Metropolitan Police officers until they retired last year
