Police ‘should have done more’ to save Melbourne woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in front of children
by Australian Associated Press from on (#6S631)
Family violence unit officers missed opportunities to protect Noeline Dalzell before James Fairhall murdered her, Victoria's coroner says
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Police missed an opportunity to protect a woman who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in front of their three children, Victoria's state coroner has found.
Noeline Dalzell was murdered by James Fairhall at her home in Melbourne's south-east in February 2020, three months after he was released from custody for breaching a family violence intervention order.
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