Mother-of-five made to swallow wedding ring before being brutally murdered by her husband was failed by police, inquest rules

Mother-of-five made to swallow wedding ring before being brutally murdered by her husband was failed by police, inquest rules
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Mother-of-five made to swallow wedding ring before being brutally murdered by her husband was failed by police, inquest rules
Published: Dec, 20 2024 09:52

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Rushton and Dyson are pictured on their wedding day] Police were also notified when a month before Ms Rushton's death, her brother went to the cops to report Dyson for taking photos of him sexually abusing his wife on her 30th birthday.

Mother-of-five made to swallow wedding ring before being brutally murdered by her husband was failed by police, inquest rules A mother-of-five who was brutally killed by her violent husband was failed by two police forces before her death, an inquest has found.

Lucy-Anne Rushton, 30, was murdered by Shaun Dyson in a 'prolonged attack' in 2019 during which he stamped, kicked and jumped on her and made her swallow her wedding ring.

Neither of these incidents were properly followed up by the investigating forces, with Dorset Police failing to secure CCTV evidence of the hotel altercation and Hampshire Constabulary failing to complete a risk assessment.

A year before the fatal attacks, officers were called to an altercation between the couple at a hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, when they were overheard arguing in their room with Dyson calling the mother of five a 'drunken slut'.

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