‘Devastating’ outcomes for woman abused by police officer husband after Ibac failures, report finds

Woman's escape plan had previously been leaked to abuser, but Victorian anti-corruption body referred case back to police's internal investigations

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Victoria's anti-corruption commission fundamentally failed a woman who was abused by her police officer spouse, with delays in the handling of her case meaning a second officer who leaked her escape plan could not be prosecuted, a report has found.

The Victorian Inspectorate, the body responsible for overseeing the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac), tabled a special report to parliament on Tuesday regarding the case of a woman known as Emma.

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