WEST Midlands Police have today been cleared of any wrongdoing after it emerged Helen Findlay had claimed her estranged husband had glued her car and house doors together just five days before her death.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched an independent inquiry into the action police officers took following the call.

A spokesman for the IPCC said: “Following the conclusion of an inquest the IPCC is releasing its findings into an investigation into police contact with Helen Findlay prior to her death.

“The IPCC’s independent investigation found there was no evidence of misconduct by police officers and that officers had acted in accordance with force procedures and policies in how they dealt with Helen Findlay’s report of criminal damage.”

IPCC Commissioner, Len Jackson, said: “Our investigation found that, awful though the outcome was, no police officer could have foreseen the terrible events which unfolded resulting in the deaths of Helen and Mark Findlay. The police were not made aware of any potential threats to cause serious harm, and had no other intelligence or information available to act other than they did.

“I would like to again send my condolences to the family of Helen Findlay for whom I suspect no investigation outcome would provide comfort at this very difficult time.”