Family of Taiwo Abodunde believe police could have saved her

Three Suffolk police officers are under investigation for misconduct by the police watchdog.

Abodunde was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison for his wife’s murder earlier this month.

Police had been called to a domestic incident on 27 November, the day before Mrs Abodunde’s death, for which her husband was arrested and bailed.

The next day officers returned for a pre-arranged appointment with her at 09:20 GMT and heard between 40 and 50 “thuds” but received no reply when they knocked at the door.

Officers were cleared by senior police officials to enter the property at 09:45, a court previously heard.

Ms Christianah said while the family was “grateful” for the justice system in the UK, they were “heartbroken” that officers did not enter the property sooner.

She said: “After the first hearing is when we got to know they [police] were present while it was all going on.

“Hearing that alone breaks our heart, to know that police, who had been put in place to help secure [the] life and property of people, were not able to do their job as expected.

“It breaks our hearts that if they had moved in she would have probably survived.

“We feel let down and unhappy about the whole thing.”