The police fined him for continuing to denounce his ex-boyfriend for harassment. Shortly after the guy killed her

For many months, Shana Grice told the police that her ex-boyfriend was harbading her.

The 19-year-old discovered that her ex had followed her in her car and that she had even stolen a spare key to sneak inside her house. One day he received seven phone calls and, in all, he only heard a breath on the other side.

Authorities warned Michael Lane to leave his ex-girlfriend alone, but then they ended up bailing out of Grice because they thought it was just wasting their time. In August 2016, Lane is once again introduced into the home of his ex-partner. There he slaughtered and then set the room on fire.

According to an Independent Police Conduct Bureau (IOPC) investigation, the two officers who ignored Shana's warnings – one of whom was already retired – will be subject to disciplinary action the month next. This was declared by the police Susbad, England, the newspaper The Washington Post.

"When we saw the circumstances that led to the murder of Shana, we immediately felt that we had not done our best."Susbad Police Chief Nick May admitted in a statement.

"Our boss then personally visited Shana's family to apologize on behalf of the Susbad police, and since then we have made all of his recommendations and thoroughly examined all aspects of harbadment case management. and harbadment, and we have significantly improved our service to victims, "he added.

Grice denounced Lane for harbadment at least five times before his death; like 13 other women, according to the reports of BBC News.

After the report released Wednesday by the IOPC Fund, Grice's parents, Richard Green and Sharon Grice, told police "should not be applauded for any reason"

"Our daughter expressed her concerns to the police, but instead of being protected, she was treated as a criminal. She paid with her life the lack of training, care and bad attitude of the police corps"they said in a statement.

"It's just that the police are making changes," they added.but it's too late for Shana"

Grice met Lane in 2015 in Brighton, a city in East Susbad, and soon they were already together.

But on a Tuesday in August 2016, Grice decided to end the relationship. According to reports, she told Lane that I wanted to go back with your old partner.

Attorney Philip Bennetts told the court that Lane had "obsessed"with the 19-year-old girl."I watched each of his movements"he explained to Belfast Telegraph.

"During their relationship, he was already harbading her. He put a tracker in his car and followed him everywhere. This obsession is translated later by his death. He was not going to let anyone else be with her, "added the prosecutor.

Lane would have even told a friend that she "I would pay for what I did", according to the Irish newspaper.

At one point, Grice renewed her relationship with her former boyfriend, Ashes. On the morning of August 25, 2016, two days after finishing with Lane, he kissed Cooke goodbye before leaving for work. It was the last time that Cooke, 21, He saw her alive.

"I start working early and at 7 in the morning, I have to leave the house to arrive at the time," Cooke explained. Belfast Telegraph. "That day, I was already awake." She went to the door to kiss me, we kissed, we said goodbye and we left.

But Grice, who worked for the Palmer and Harvey companies, He never came to his office.

The authorities responded to an emergency at Grice, in the village of Portslade, and found her dead. She was lying on her stomach in her room which was smoky with smoke, as reported by the Associated Press.

Lane was arrested for the murder of Grice and sentenced to life in March 2017.