Brella was moved to a women's refuge in Corby.Brella's mother, Sudesh Kumari, told ITV news on Tuesday: "The police did not support her. Even when officers did answer, they told her they were on leave and then disconnected. "The IOPC said: "Our investigation has considered the actions of two detectives who were assigned to the domestic abuse investigation, plus two more senior officers who had supervisory responsibility. It is our opinion the two detective constables have a case to answer for gross misconduct." The misconduct proceedings will consider whether they appropriately reviewed the case, set investigative actions, sought supervisory advice and kept Brella sufficiently updated.The IOPC also concluded there is a misconduct case to answer for a sergeant and chief Inspector over their supervision and review of the domestic abuse investigation and associated risk assessment for Brella.Northamptonshire Police said that misconduct proceedings were now underway and the murder investigation into Brella's death is "ongoing."


Source:   The Times
November 29, 2025 00:29 UTC