Police response before members of public sustained minor injury - Northamptonshire Police, May 2022

On 14 May 2022, two Northamptonshire Police officers were sent to a reported domestic disturbance at a house in Corby. Upon arrival the officers separated two people and obtained an account of events. They decided to treat the incident as being mental health related.

A few hours after the officers had left the property the man was arrested for using a knife to inflict a wound to the woman and two small self-inflicted puncture wounds.

During our investigation, investigators interviewed the police officers, examined video recordings from their personal cameras and obtained relevant incident logs and force policies.

The investigation concluded there was no indication any police officer or member of police staff may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings or committed a criminal offence.

We carefully considered whether there were any learning opportunities arising from the investigation. We make learning recommendations to improve policing and public confidence in the police complaints system and prevent a recurrence of similar incidents. 

In this case, the investigation has not identified any learning.