Four Northamptonshire Police officers should face misconduct proceedings over their handling of abuse allegations reported by a woman before she was found dead in a car boot, a watchdog has said.

Harshita Brella, 24, was found in a silver Vauxhall Corsa in Brisbane Road, Ilford, east London, on November 14 last year.

A manhunt to locate her widower Pankaj Lamba, who is believed to have left the UK for India but previously lived in Sturton Walk, Corby, is ongoing after a murder charge was authorised against the 23-year-old.

Northamptonshire Police previously said they believed Ms Brella was strangled in Corby on the evening of November 10 before her body was driven to Ilford the next day.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said Ms Brella reported to Northamptonshire Police

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