Four police officers were provided with disciplinary notices for alleged failure in processing a woman's domestic abuse report before they died in car boots.
The body of 24-year-old Harsita Brera was found on November 14th last year at Silvervoxhol Corsa on Brisbane Road, East London.
Her husband, Pankaji Lamba, 23, is permitted to commit murder. He is also charged with two counts of rape, sexual assault, domination or coercive behavior.
Northamptonshire police previously said they believed that they had been strangled at Kobe on the evening of November 10th before Brera was relegated to Ilford the following day.
Previously, Lamba, Kobe's Start-To-Walk, has been reported to have left the UK after Brera's death.
The Independent Police Department of Conduct (IOPC) said it served as disciplinary notices to four Northamptonshire police officers. They were at the level of serious misconduct, and they were on potential misconduct.
Watchdog previously said Brera had reported domestic abuse to police in August, and Lamba was arrested on September 3, but released on conditional bail, and a domestic violence protection order was introduced.
Brera was born in Delhi and married Lamba in August 2023 before moving to the UK in April last year.
Derrick Campbell, director of IOPC, said: “Before they were discovered in November, contacts between Northamptonshire Police and her husband Pankaji Lamba and investigation into her husband Pankaji Lamba are underway.
“We continue to collect and review the contact information that stakeholders had and evidence that set the actions and decisions made by the police officers involved.
“After assessing previous evidence, we provided disciplinary notices to four Northamptonshire police officers.
“The serious misconduct involving the two detective constables is allegedly suspected of not communicating with Ms Brera after reports of domestic abuse at the end of August 2024.
“In addition, the misconduct of two senior officers is related to the oversight of the case and associated risk assessment.”
Campbell said such notices do not necessarily mean that they advise officers to be investigated and that disciplinary proceedings will continue.
“At the end of the investigation, a decision will be made as to whether the officer has a disciplinary case to answer,” he said.
