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Simon Tilley's avatar

I think in the coming weeks and months, a spotlight will be shone on the inner workings of PVP and the people that run it. I imagine they are kicking themselves for sending 8 officers to try to arrest Maria Botterill-Barnes at EXACTLY the same time that this DVPO was in place as the whole "limited resources" excuse will not wash with the public.

Choices were made to intimidate one victim of domestic abuse, a choice which I think was a huge catalyst for another victim paying in the most horrific way possible.

Stupidity and ineptitude is one thing, but when a department is wilfully run against the interest and safety of victims it becomes pointless and the spend of the person running it becomes utterly untenable.

This woman could have been your sister, cousin, friend, neighbour and was failed by an organisation already mired in scandal doing nothing to try to resolve issues. We deserve much much better!

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Anita Andree Marie SHIELDS's avatar

Unfortunately this kind of events has happened before in Northamptonshire. Does anyone recalled when a family in Wootton were murdered. The Police made several visits to the property, but never looked in the window of the property. A neighbour did that, and reported all the dead bodies to the police. In pursuit of the criminal, they went to China twice. Even though they had been told by the Moroccan Police who had arrested a man who had confessed to the crime. I am afraid the Commissioner Stone will do the usual thing and issue a statement saying how wonderful the Police are and that, she has a Plan very similar to Baldrick. Could he be a close relation? Excellent NNJournal report.

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