The BBC website reports here:
Inspectors say they have “significant concerns” about how domestic violence victims are supported by Essex Police. HM Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) has released its report following a number of domestic violence-related killings.
Maria Stubbings, Jeanette Goodwin and Christine Chambers were all murdered by their ex-partners, while Christine’s daughter Shania was also killed. HMIC said more work was needed to manage properly the risk to victims. Essex Police said it had improved. The Independent Police Complaints Commission found failings in all three murder cases.
Essex Police respond here:
?We receive 80 calls on domestic abuse a day and we are very conscious that we must get our response right every single time.
?We are committed to helping victims of domestic abuse and we would urge anyone suffering at the hands of a violent offender to contact us immediately. Our pledge is this: ?We will listen to you and we will help you?.?
You can read the inspectors report here. Here’s an extract (click to enlarge)
