Police officers could face misconduct charges

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Miklos Verebes
Cumbria Police
IPCC
Tuesday 19 December 2017 at 1:29pm

Miklos Verebes (left) and Melinda Korosi (right) Credit: Cumbria Police/Melinda Korosi Facebook

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says Cumbria Police failed to finish lines of inquiry before releasing a man who went on to kill the partner he was accused of raping.

Miklos Verebes was jailed for life, for a minimum of 28 years, earlier this year after he was convicted of murdering Melinda Korosi in Carlisle in 2016.

In its report, the IPCC says Miklos Verebes was arrested on suspicion of rape and then released without charge.

Cumbria Constabulary released the following statement: