Inside the domestic violence investigation that collapsed, years before victim's murder

In October of 2013, an Ottawa police intimate partner violence detective told Hanadi Mohammed she was going to charge her abuser, find people to help her and call back the next day. None of it happened, and Mohammed wound up back with her husband days later. He murdered her and tried to murder their daughter in 2021.

Inside the domestic violence investigation that collapsed, years before victim's murder
A police detective interviews a woman in a small room.

In October of 2013, an Ottawa police intimate partner violence detective told Hanadi Mohammed she was going to charge her abuser, find people to help her and call back the next day. None of it happened, and Mohammed wound up back with her husband days later. He murdered her and tried to murder their daughter in 2021.