A nurse was murdered and mutilated by her ex-boyfriend after police failed to warn her that he had a history of attacks on women, a damning official report has found. Katie Cullen, 34, a highly respected hospital sister, was ‘badly let down’ by police who failed to protect her from Iman Ghaefelipour, 28. The Iranian, who had successfully claimed asylum in the UK, threatened to kill two previous girlfriends and burn down one of their houses. Scandal: Katie Cullen, 34, was stabbed 130 times in the head by Iranian-born asylum-seeker Iman Saeed Ghaefelipour, 28, but was never warned he had threatened to kill a previous ex-girlfriend
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Katie Cullen, 34, stabbed 130 times in head by Iman Ghaefelipour in 2009
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Victim had gone to police in 2008 after he threatened to kill her after split
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Officers failed to warn her he planned to set fire to previous partner in 2007
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Asylum seeker later went to Katie's home and tortured and murdered her
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IPCC report damns Greater Manchester Police for handling of case
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Officers gave her 'false assurances' about him and 'badly let her down'
When Miss @placeholder reported him to police for harassment and death threats, they investigated – but did not pass on the information.