DC Angie Rice is a detective investigating the death of Paul Coker. She made her first appearance on 18 July 2016 and last on 10 October 2016. She was portrayed by Martina Laird.
Storylines[]
Believing Paul to be Ben Mitchell, Angie informs Phil Mitchell and Ben's half-brother Ian Beale of his death. She then arranges for Phil and Ian to identify Ben's body and they discover that it is Paul instead. Rice then visits Paul's grandparents, Les Coker and Pam Coker to inform them of his death. She escorts them to the mortuary to identify Paul's body and stops Les from touching him. After Ben gives a statement to the police, Rice and DI Graeme McKay visit him at home to question him further, after Ian tells them that Paul and Ben were in a relationship and Ben had not mentioned this, claiming that the attack was a random mugging; Ben does not change his statement. Rice returns Ben's mobile phone and suggests that the attack was homophobic but he denies this. Rice gives Ben her card to contact her if he has any further information. Ben later admits to Rice that he lied and that the attack was homophobic. Rice tells him that they are following up leads in the investigation. After Ben sees one of Paul's attackers driving away from the police station and reports this, he contacts Rice and she visits him at home and informs him that the suspect has been released on bail. He accuses the police of not wanting to help him because he is a Mitchell, but she reveals that the suspect has an alibi and the evidence is still being processed. She leaves after telling Ben she will contact him when they have more information. Rice returns and informs Ben that the suspects' alibis had been discredited but they had fled after the police had received a tip-off that Ben and Jay Brown were going after them. Rice warns Ben not to take the law into his own hands and leaves. Rice later attends the killers' plea hearing. The following week she visits Les and Pam and informs them that the killers will be sentenced the following day.
List of appearances[]
2016[]
- 8 July 2016
- 19 July 2016
- 21 July 2016
- 25 July 2016
- 26 July 2016
- 30 August 2016
- 7 October 2016
- 10 October 2016