Arsema Dawit was stabbed 32 times in the lift of her block of flats
in Waterloo by Thomas Nugusse. More than a month before, Arsema, her
mother and a cousin had gone to Kennington police station to report that
he had assaulted her and threatened to kill her.
Today Mr Justice Silber said steps could have been taken by the police which might well have avoided the risk posed to Arsema by Nugusse, 21, and that this should be investigated further at a full inquest. Nugusse could not be tried for the murder in June 2008 because he suffered brain damage in a suicide attempt in prison. On May 20, 2009 an Old Bailey jury found that he had “committed the acts”. Read more from Evening Standard »
Today Mr Justice Silber said steps could have been taken by the police which might well have avoided the risk posed to Arsema by Nugusse, 21, and that this should be investigated further at a full inquest. Nugusse could not be tried for the murder in June 2008 because he suffered brain damage in a suicide attempt in prison. On May 20, 2009 an Old Bailey jury found that he had “committed the acts”. Read more from Evening Standard »
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