Metropolitan Police officers waited until the next morning to respond to calls, finding a young woman stabbed to death. The delayed response led to a murder investigation and a self-referral to the police watchdog.
Initial calls made by friends of the victim were not immediately acted upon as she was graded as a medium-risk missing person. The case escalated to a murder investigation, with no arrests made yet.
An elderly neighbor reported hearing high-pitched screams on the night of the incident, noting the unusual nature of the sounds and expressing sensitivity to the noises. The neighbor contemplated intervening if the sounds persisted.
Detective chief inspector Adam Clifton is leading the murder investigation following the tragic discovery of the stabbed woman in her twenties. Neighbors recount hearing unsettling screams on the night of the incident.
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