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Dead woman 'had been threatened' Dead woman 'had been threatened'
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A woman found dead by police had told officers five days earlier she had been threatened by her estranged husband, a police watchdog said.A woman found dead by police had told officers five days earlier she had been threatened by her estranged husband, a police watchdog said.
Officers investigating a man's death in Marston Green, Birmingham, on Tuesday, found her body when they called at her address in Holly Lane.Officers investigating a man's death in Marston Green, Birmingham, on Tuesday, found her body when they called at her address in Holly Lane.
She had suffered head injuries. The man died earlier on a nearby railway line.She had suffered head injuries. The man died earlier on a nearby railway line.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was investigating the matter.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was investigating the matter.
They are a nice family, always friendly, always sociable and polite Neighbour Stella Reece
The woman told police on 12 February that someone had super glued her car doors and her front door locks and she suspected it was linked to previous threats from her estranged husband, the IPCC said.The woman told police on 12 February that someone had super glued her car doors and her front door locks and she suspected it was linked to previous threats from her estranged husband, the IPCC said.
Len Jackson, deputy chairman and IPCC commissioner said: "This is a tragic case in which a woman sadly died. Len Jackson, deputy chairman and IPCC commissioner, said: "This is a tragic case in which a woman sadly died.
"Our investigation is examining the actions taken by officers and how they responded to the initial call and concerns raised by the woman.""Our investigation is examining the actions taken by officers and how they responded to the initial call and concerns raised by the woman."
The dead woman and her estranged husband are believed to have two children - a 13-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl.
Marston Green station is just minutes from the house
Next-door neighbour Stella Reece said: "There was no indication that anything like this could possibly happen.
"They are a nice family, always friendly, always sociable and polite. The children are very nice children."
Bob Sleigh, deputy leader of Solihull Council, lives on the same street and said the couple and their children were "just an ordinary family".
"I didn't know them very well but saw them taking their children to school," he said.
"This is a close-knit community here in Marston Green and it has been a real shock."
West Midlands Police have not yet released the names of the man and woman who died.West Midlands Police have not yet released the names of the man and woman who died.