Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox The Home Secretary has described Greater Manchester Police's treatment of a young mum from Salford who was murdered by her partner as 'deeply disturbing'.
Priti Patel criticised Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester's mayor, Andy Burnham, in a letter to the family of Regan Tierney, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
Regan's family believe she was let down by GMP in the weeks before she was murdered. Now, it has emerged that in a letter earlier this year, Priti Patel told Regan's father, Dave Tierney: "Your daughter's death is a tragedy that should have been prevented." The Home Secretary's letter appears to link Regan's case
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