Essex police cleared over delayed response in fatal stabbing case
by Diane Taylor from on (#4SR5W)
Officers took three hours to respond to 999 call about man who stabbed partner 173 times
The police watchdog has found no misconduct from Essex police in a case where a woman died after being stabbed more than a hundred times by her mentally ill partner and officers took almost three hours to respond to a 999 call.
The attacker's parents, who made the call but were unable to go to the scene because they were overseas, expressed dismay at the ruling.
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