Multiple procedure violations by the officer. However, the root of the problem is probably an affirmative action hiring followed by lax training to ensure she qualified for the field. Police are in full CYA mode trying to mitigate damages that will come from a settlement or civil trial. Saddest thing is that two lives are ruined forever.
Would inconsistent statements be one of them?
Whose life is ruined? The boy is dead and gone. The cop will be cleared, decorated, and promoted and in addition, she now has street creds. So, again, which two lives?