Two police officers who refused to attend an incident where a woman was stabbed to death have been disciplined. The Northamptonshire officers said they were too busy to attend a house near Northampton where Louise Webster, 40, was later found dead. Her partner Martin Ashby was jailed for life last week for her murder. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry found that although the two were close by, another officer had to disarm the suspect. The officers have received final written warnings. The IPCC concluded the officers would not have been able to save Ms Webster but would have been able to detain the suspect, Ms Webster's partner Martin Ashby, who was convicted of murder last week and assisted those who remained in danger. Police received an emergency call at 0011 GMT on 18 January 2010 from Ms Webster's home where screaming and shouting could be heard and two minutes later it was confirmed that someone had been stabbed.
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