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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 that 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. Police investigating a man's death on a railway line in Marston Green, Birmingham, found the woman's body when they went to her Holly Lane home.
She had suffered head injuries. The man died earlier on a nearby railway line. A post-mortem examination revealed she suffered head injuries and stab wounds.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was investigating the matter. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was investigating the case.
They are a nice family, always friendly, always sociable and polite Neighbour Stella Reece Our investigation is examining the actions taken by officers and how they responded to the initial call and concerns raised by the woman Len Jackson, IPCC
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. West Midlands Police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the inquiry.
The death of a man on a railway line at Marston Green earlier on Tuesday is a "significant line of inquiry" in the police investigation, the force said.
The woman told police on 12 February that someone had glued her car doors and her front door locks and that she suspected it was linked to previous threats from her estranged husband, the Commission (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."
Ordinary family
The dead woman and her estranged husband are believed to have two children - a 13-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl.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.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.""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".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."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.""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.