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Two police officers have been required to resign for failing to properly investigate a knife attack on a young father, Scotland Yard said. Two detectives have been forced to resign for not properly investigating a knife attack on a young father.
A tribunal found officers had not followed up available evidence prior to the murder of Peter Woodhams, 22, from Newham, east London. A misconduct hearing found the pair had not followed up evidence prior to the murder of Peter Woodhams, 22, from Canning Town, east London.
The father-of-one was shot dead outside his home in Canning Town last year. He was shot dead outside his home in August last year after a seven-month campaign of violence and bullying.
An inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had found "serious flaws in the police response". An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry found "serious flaws in the police response".
Vicious attack 'Personally responsible'
Following the two-day misconduct hearing, Scotland Yard said a detective sergeant and a detective constable have been ordered to resign. A detective sergeant and a detective constable have been ordered to resign over the issue.
Mr Woodhams first encountered trouble after he confronted hooded youths who were throwing stones.Mr Woodhams first encountered trouble after he confronted hooded youths who were throwing stones.
The youths viciously stabbed him in the neck and slashed him across the face. The youths viciously stabbed him in the neck and slashed him across the face in January 2006.
Police failings over stabbing Officers failed to bring in forensic expertsOfficers failed to photograph the sceneOfficers failed to report the attack properly in their pocketbooksOfficers failed to contact the Woodhams family for more informationOfficers did not follow-up anonymous phone calls identifying several suspectsTwo sergeants did not adequately manage the scene of the attack
Ten days after the attack, Mr Woodhams told officers: "This has had a dramatic effect on my life. I can't go out anymore because I am scared."Ten days after the attack, Mr Woodhams told officers: "This has had a dramatic effect on my life. I can't go out anymore because I am scared."
Mr Woodhams' father said: "I get no pleasure out of this at all, it's not going to bring my son back. But months later, he was shot on the doorstep of his east London home.
"But if we can stop this happening to one other family it will bring some comfort. In May, 18-year-old Bradley Tucker was jailed for life at the Old Bailey for the murder.
"There has got to be a government out there willing to stand up for us." Mr Woodhams's father, also called Peter, criticised police officers over the earlier attack.
He said: "I get no pleasure out of this at all, it's not going to bring my son back.
"But if we can stop this happening to one other family it will bring some comfort."
Changes to procedures for supervising investigations in the borough of Newham have been made since the stabbing investigation, the IPCC said.
Commander Mark Simmons, from the Metropolitan Police, said: "It continues to be a matter of deep regret for us the family of Peter Woodhams suffered further anguish because of shortfalls in this investigation.
"We did not meet the standards expected of us or that we expect of ourselves. We have since taken steps to implement changes to improve and modify how Newham as a borough and the Metropolitan Police as an organisation, deal with allegations of violent crime."