Sandra Pla complained to police three times about threatening behaviour from ex-partner Mickael Falou, and her application for a protection order was rejected. She sent a plea to the public prosecutor saying I fear the worst, prompting police to summon Falou and put him under investigation. He was released and ordered not to approach Pla, but hid in a shed outside her apartment less than 36 hours later and stabbed her 50 times as she returned from dropping their daughter at school. Falou was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years. Pla's family allege police, social services and family courts ignored warning signs and have received no response to a formal complaint.
The family of a woman killed by an ex-partner who bombarded her with hundreds of messages and calls will ask a judge on Monday to force the French authorities to explain why they failed to protect her. Sandra Pla had complained to police three times about Mickael Falou's threatening behaviour over a period of six months, but her application for a protection order was rejected.
I am scandalised by the hypocritical attitude of the state. It claims its priority is combatting violence against women but the authorities failed to protect Sandra when she asked for help several times, Crozatier told the Guardian. It's been four years and we've had no explanations of what happened and why. We've been told it wouldn't happen today, but we've no idea what has changed.
After she sent a desperate plea for help to the public prosecutor in which she wrote I fear the worst, Falou was finally summoned by police and told he was being put under investigation. Less than 36 hours after he was released and ordered not to approach Pla, Falou hid for more than four hours in a shed outside her apartment and pounced on her as she returned from dropping their daughter at school, stabbing her 50 times.
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