Raneem Oudeh and Khaola Saleem
3 Nov 2022 · Coroner Louise Hunt · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of resources in domestic abuse investigation
“The inquest heard evidence that the domestic abuse team within the Public Protection Unit were seriously short staffed. The inquest was told that in [the deceased]'s case the officer reviewing her case on 28/04/18 understood that more needed to be done however he filed the report due to having no staff to investigate the case. The officer stated that this problem continues. The inquest was told that cases are not being investigated due to lack of resources in the department. This leaves a very real and”