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18 October 2011
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Nottinghamshire Police has been criticised for its handling of domestic abuse cases after a woman was stabbed to death by a violent former partner.
Mother-of-one Casey Brittle, 21, was found with fatal injuries at her house in Springfield Street, New Basford, Nottingham, on 3 October 2010.
Sanchez Williams, 27, was given a life sentence for her murder.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said officers had failed to take "positive action".
'Lack of understanding' The IPCC report highlighted systemic failures in the force's handling of domestic abuse cases.
The criticism comes after the force was previously warned about many of the same issues.
The investigation into events leading up to Ms Brittle's death found failures by officers in individual incidents.
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Nottinghamshire Police responded to 11 calls from Ms Brittle between September 2008 and August 2010.
The police watchdog said officers had shown a lack of understanding of the force's domestic abuse policy and procedures, and bail conditions preventing contact with Ms Brittle had not been imposed on Williams.
The investigation found Nottinghamshire Police had not passed information on to its domestic abuse support unit, meaning it was not given a high enough priority.
'Threatening behaviour' In 2009 the IPCC published the findings of its investigation into how Nottinghamshire Police had responded to reports of domestic violence concerning Gail Hdili, she had been seriously assaulted by a former partner and left blind in one eye.
IPCC Commissioner, Amerdeep Somal, said: "Casey Brittle was a young mother who was killed by a man well-known to local police for his propensity for violence and threatening behaviour.
"Her death is a tragedy for her friends and family.
"In this case it is clear that a number of officers failed to perform to the level expected of them and basic actions, that may have helped others see the full picture of her suffering, were not completed.
"These systemic failures are all the more horrifying because the force had previously been warned about many of the same issues following the horrific attack on Gail Hdili."
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Mother-of-one Casey Brittle, 21, was found with fatal injuries at her house in Springfield Street, New Basford, Nottingham, on 3 October 2010.
Sanchez Williams, 27, was given a life sentence for her murder.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said officers had failed to take "positive action".
'Lack of understanding' The IPCC report highlighted systemic failures in the force's handling of domestic abuse cases.
The criticism comes after the force was previously warned about many of the same issues.
The investigation into events leading up to Ms Brittle's death found failures by officers in individual incidents.
Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
These systemic failures are all the more horrifying because the force had previously been warned about many of the same issues following the horrific attack on Gail Hdili”
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Amerdeep Somal
IPCC commissioner
Nottinghamshire Police responded to 11 calls from Ms Brittle between September 2008 and August 2010.
The police watchdog said officers had shown a lack of understanding of the force's domestic abuse policy and procedures, and bail conditions preventing contact with Ms Brittle had not been imposed on Williams.
The investigation found Nottinghamshire Police had not passed information on to its domestic abuse support unit, meaning it was not given a high enough priority.
'Threatening behaviour' In 2009 the IPCC published the findings of its investigation into how Nottinghamshire Police had responded to reports of domestic violence concerning Gail Hdili, she had been seriously assaulted by a former partner and left blind in one eye.
IPCC Commissioner, Amerdeep Somal, said: "Casey Brittle was a young mother who was killed by a man well-known to local police for his propensity for violence and threatening behaviour.
"Her death is a tragedy for her friends and family.
"In this case it is clear that a number of officers failed to perform to the level expected of them and basic actions, that may have helped others see the full picture of her suffering, were not completed.
"These systemic failures are all the more horrifying because the force had previously been warned about many of the same issues following the horrific attack on Gail Hdili."
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