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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Family of UK woman murdered by her partner launch legal challenge

Michaela Hall
Michaela Hall was murdered at her home in Truro, Cornwall in June 2021. Photograph: Family Handout

The family of Michaela Hall, who was murdered by her partner five years ago, has launched a legal challenge over failings by the police and probation service that could have prevented her death.

Lee Kendall, a serial violent offender, is serving a 21-year minimum sentence for stabbing Hall through the eye at her home in Truro, Cornwall on 1 June 2021. An inquest and a police watchdog investigation into the handling of the murder revealed a string of errors by public agencies that contributed to her death.

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