The Liberal Democrat councillor in charge of child safeguarding has been referred to Sutton Council's Standards Committee by the Conservative Group Leader after her comments stating she hopes the EU referendum would 'divert media attention' from Ellie Butler's murder.
Sutton Council was exonerated in this absolutely horrible case and yet Wendy Mathys, the lead member for looking after Ellie, the murdered child, says 'Hopefully media interest may be slightly diverted with other events this week', as reported in the Sutton Guardian.
Councillor Tim Crowley, the Conservative Group Leader on Sutton Council, referred Cllr Mathys to the authority’s standards committee.
He said: "Not only have Councillor Mathys's comments on 'hoping the media will be diverted elsewhere' now have been picked up by other publications thus bringing her own position into account.
"But they also have broken the code of conduct with regards to Cllr Matthys integrity, openness, transparency and leadership along with what I regard is the not allowed use of the council's communications department to try and protect her own personal position.
“I am still calling for Cllr Mathys resignation and hope that in the light of this fresh complaint she will do the honourable thing and step down to save the council and her party from further embarrassment.”