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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Texas mother-of-three called police nine times for help before ex-husband allegedly killed her

Melissa Banda / GoFundMe

A Texas mother-of-three allegedly called the police nine times to report her ex-husband in the months leading up to her kidnapping and murder. Now, her family is suing the department for failing to protect her.

Melissa Banda, 37, was found dead in August 2020, her body dumped beneath the bushes on the side of a rural road in Donna, Texas. Her throat had been slit.

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