Police should have done more to save Melbourne woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in front of children

Police missed an opportunity to protect a woman who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in front of their three children, Victoria’s state coroner has found. Noeline Dalzell was murdered by James Fairhall at her home in Melbourne’s south-east in February 2020, three months after he was released from custody for breaching a family violence intervention order. He was not allowed to contact or be near Dalzell and their children, but 13 days after his release, he attended her home while intoxicated and verbally abusive. Dalzell contacted police but Fairhall had already left by the time they arrived. Officers

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