Four Met officers in double murder case misconduct inquiry

FOUR Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated for misconduct after two vulnerable black women were murdered by a man they had complained about to the force Handyman Carl Cooper, 66, was jailed for life in July for the murders of Naomi Hunte, 41, who was stabbed in the chest, and Fiona Holm, 48, whose body has never been found.

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Both women had been in a relationship with Cooper around a year apart and had complained to police about his violence and harassment.

The Met has confirmed that the officers are under investigation for misconduct in relation to a complaint that Ms Holm made against Cooper for assault in April 2023. Cooper was not charged following the attack despite being arrested, the Met said.

Ms Holm, of Catford, south-east London, is believed to have died around two months later in June last year.