Four police officers should face misconduct proceedings over their handling of abuse allegations reported by a woman later found dead in a car boot, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said.

Harshita Brella, 24, was found dead inside a Vauxhall Corsa in Ilford, east London, on 14 November last year, four days after she is suspected of having been strangled in Corby, Northamptonshire.

On 29 August, it was reported to Northamptonshire Police that she had suffered domestic abuse by her then husband Pankaj Lamba.

The suspect was arrested on 3 September and released on police bail, with conditions not to contact his wife, and issued with a Domestic Violence Protection Order.

A manhunt remains ongoing to locate Lamba who is believed to be in India after fleeing the U

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