Four Met police officers under investigation after two women killed by predator

Carl Cooper was jailed for beingness successful July for the murders of Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm (Image: Metropolitan Police/PA)

Four Metropolitan Police officers are nether probe for misconduct aft 2 women were murdered by a antheral they had complained astir to the force.

Carl Cooper, 66, was jailed for beingness successful July for the murders of Naomi Hunte, 41, who was stabbed successful the chest, and Fiona Holm, 48, whose assemblage has ne'er been found. Both women had been successful a narration with handyman Cooper astir a twelvemonth isolated and had complained to constabulary astir his violence.

On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police confirmed 4 of its officers were nether probe for misconduct successful narration to a ailment Ms Holm made against Cooper for battle successful April 2023, arsenic archetypal reported by The Times newspaper.

Cooper was not charged pursuing the attack, contempt being arrested, the unit said.

Naomi Hunte was conscionable 41 erstwhile she was killed (Image: PA Media)

Ms Holm, of southbound eastbound London, is believed to person died astir 2 months aboriginal connected June 20 2023. A reappraisal into the absorption of Ms Holm's ailment concluded a much thorough probe could person identified cardinal witnesses, who could person provided beardown grounds for a victimless prosecution against Cooper.

During the execution trial, Woolwich Crown Court heard Ms Hunte, who was recovered stabbed to decease connected her sofa successful southbound eastbound London connected Valentine's Day successful 2022, made a fig of home callouts to constabulary to her location successful 2020 and 2021 and told them helium was "obsessed" with her.

In a constabulary call-out to her location connected June 29 2021, she told officers Cooper "stalks maine and I'm truly frightened now". Met Police Commander Paul Brogden said: "Our thoughts volition ever stay with Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm, and we again widen our sincere condolences to their families arsenic they proceed to grieve for these 2 beloved women.

"We person ever been wide that we made mistakes erstwhile dealing with allegations against Carl Cooper. For those mistakes we are highly sorry."

Fiona Holm's assemblage has ne'er been recovered (Image: PA Media)

He continued: "These matters are presently the taxable of respective reviews led by the Met's directorate of nonrecreational standards. A elder serviceman from Lewisham met with Fiona's household to sermon the reappraisal of the missing idiosyncratic probe and I would similar to repetition our nonstop and unequivocal apology for the mode they were treated erstwhile they reported her missing."

"It is simply a substance of enduring regret that we did not person capable grounds to complaint Cooper sooner for the execution of Naomi. Cooper has inactive not revealed the determination of Fiona's body. We proceed our enquiries to find her truthful that her household tin yet laic her to rest."

Sentencing Cooper successful July, Mr Justice Johnson told the slayer helium was definite helium had been a "great information to women" implicit the years and that helium had a "history of acting successful controlling and coercive mode to your pistillate partners".

The 4 officers are being investigated successful narration to Ms Hunte's April 2023 GBH complaint. This was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which advised it should beryllium a section investigation, but the watchdog volition reappraisal its findings, the Met said.