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| Detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered will face a misconduct hearing. | Detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered will face a misconduct hearing. |
| The family of Peter Woodhams, 22, of east London, claimed police failed to protect him from youths who harassed him in the months before his death. | The family of Peter Woodhams, 22, of east London, claimed police failed to protect him from youths who harassed him in the months before his death. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says two detectives should face a disciplinary hearing. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says two detectives should face a disciplinary hearing. |
| The tribunal is expected to take place in the early Autumn. | The tribunal is expected to take place in the early Autumn. |
| The IPCC investigation began when Mr Woodhams' family made formal complaints against the Metropolitan Police, after the young father from Canning Town was murdered in August 2006. | |
| As part of the probe, an additional three officers as well as two Police Sergeants and a Detective Sergeant will receive written warnings, and a Detective Constable will be given words of advice. | |
| A further three officers have been cleared of wrongdoing but will be given guidance. | |
| IPCC Commissioner Deborah Glass said: "The report contains a number of lessons that the Metropolitan Police Service should learn from mistakes that were made when they were investigating the stabbing." |