Killer Ex Partner Wanted by Police at Time of Murder

Mr. Fairhall was jealous and enraged about his ex’s new relationship, when he followed her through the home holding a knife.
Killer Ex Partner Wanted by Police at Time of Murder
A police vehicle and tape in Cairns, Australia, on Dec. 19, 2014. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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A man who fatally stabbed his ex-partner in front of their three children was wanted by police for months, but they didn’t arrest him until she was dead.

An inquest into the death of Noeline Dalzell is investigating how police and other state government services failed to protect her, and their three teenage children, from James Fairhall despite a long history of family violence.

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