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Nick Wilson

DV history 'should' have raised alarm before murder

Maryam Hamka was murdered by her partner who'd been recorded perpetrating family violence 21 times. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

A murderer's history of domestic violence should have raised greater alarm sooner, a coroner has found, sparking calls for police risk assessment policies to be reviewed.

Maryam Hamka, 36, was killed by her partner Toby Loughnane in April 2021 at his Brighton apartment, in Melbourne's southeast.

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