Alice Ruggles had told police that her ex-boyfriend was stalking her

A woman who was murdered by her jealous ex-boyfriend even though she had repeatedly reported stalking concerns was failed by police officers, an official report has concluded.

Trimaan “Harry” Dhillon, a former soldier, broke into Alice Ruggles’s flat and slit her throat on October 12, 2016, after she had contacted the police about him four times in a fortnight.

A report by the police watchdog said that officers from Northumbria police treated the matter as one of harassment instead of stalking. They also wrongly asked the victim if she wanted Dhillon arrested when it was a police decision.

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A police constable and a sergeant were found to have a case to answer for misconduct and they have been issued with “management action”, meaning they are