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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. If they are found guilty of misconduct they could be forced to resign.
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.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. They failed him Peter Woodhams's father
A further three officers have been cleared of wrongdoing but will be given guidance. Two sergeants and a detective sergeant will receive written warnings for their failings in the first investigation, the IPCC said.
A detective constable will also be given "words of advice". Three more officers were cleared of wrongdoing, but will be given guidance.
Mr Woodhams father, also called Peter Woodhams, told BBC London: "The more the more I hear and the more I see about it, the more I believe that if they [the policemen] had done some of their job right, that my son will still be here now.
"They failed him."
Learn from mistakes
He added: "There should have been some sort of investigation and there should have been some form of protection for him.
"But basically, like the rest of London, we're just left out there to deal with it ourselves, or so it seems."
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."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."
The misconduct tribunal should take place later this year.