Woman repeatedly complained to authorities before she was killed

A Moldovan killer hacked his sister-in-law to death with a hatchet after the victim complained the police and Home Office did nothing to help her, a court heard. Nicolae Virtosu, 49, is accused of murdering Svetlana Mihalachi, 53, on 9 April 2021 after making repeated threats to kill her. Jurors heard Virtosu was convicted of strangling his wife, Anastasia Virtosu, in September 2009. Fellow Moldovan Ms Mihalachi was married to the killer’s brother, Iurie Virtosu, and they had all lived…

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