Maria Stubbings: Essex police admit mistakes

The family of a woman murdered by her ex-partner are calling for a public inquiry into how complaints of domestic violence are handled.

Maria Stubbings, of Chelmsford in Essex, was strangled with a dog lead in 2008 by Marc Chivers, who had already killed a previous girlfriend.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has criticised Essex Police for not protecting Ms Stubbings.

Chief Constable of Essex Police Stephen Kavanagh told BBC Breakfast, "we need [women] to feel confident about getting out of violent relationships, we can't allow this to happen again".