Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Crime: Woman killed hours after visit from police

Sussex police may be investigated over the murder of a young woman who was stabbed to death in a seaside resort hours after being visited by officers. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) last night confirmed it was assessing police involvement in the case of Cassandra Hasonvic, 24, who was killed in her home in Bognor Regis yesterday.

Her husband, Hajrudin Hasonvic, 32, of Eastney, Hampshire, has been charged with her murder and was due to appear before magistrates in Chichester today.

"We are not looking into the murder itself but police contact with the victim before the incident. It appears to be a domestic related incident and we have deployed a senior investigator and expect to take a decision soon."

The incident follows the murder in June of Aresema Dawit, 15, who was stabbed to death in a south London lift five weeks after Southwark police launched an investigation into complaints that she was being stalked and had received death threats.

Thomas Nugusse, 21, of Ilford, Essex, has been charged with her murder.

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