Two police officers in Dorset are facing misconduct meetings over their contact with a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner

Hairdresser Katrina O'Hara was stabbed to death at her salon in Blandford in January 2016.

Stuart Thomas, who was arrested days earlier for harassing Ms O'Hara, was jailed for life for the murder.

Thomas is serving a life sentence

The police watchdog initially investigated their contact with nine police officers and staff members, and confirmed their investigation into previous contact with Katrina O'Hara and Stuart Thomas is now complete:

An acting sergeant and a detective constable will both face a misconduct meeting to determine whether they have a case to answer for alleged failings in their contact with Ms O’Hara and Stuart Thomas. IPPC statement

Thomas, a married father-of-four, from Blandford, stabbed Ms O'Hara, 44, twice in the chest with a large kitchen knife days after being arrested for harassing her.

He was convicted of murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years.

It emerged in court that Thomas already had a five-year restraining order, issued in 2014, for targeting another woman.

The court heard the pair had became romantically involved in May 2015 but by the autumn Ms O'Hara had attempted to end the relationship.

Ms O'Hara had reported Thomas to police just before New Year's Eve after he repeatedly confronted her and sent her "many messages" pleading for her to take him back.