The best friend of a woman who was murdered by her ex said she had to live every day with the mistakes that led to her death.

Mark Morris was imprisoned for life in December 2017 for brutally stabbing the tragic mother of his child, Emma Day.

The 33-year-old NHS worker had been fighting for money after years of coercive behavior from Morris who had manipulated her financially, the Center for Women’s Justice said.

A broken hearted friend Sallie Clarke held Emma in her arms when she died seven months earlier after the knife attack on a busy street in West Norwood, south London.

An investigation into her death last month found “systematic errors” in the domestic abuse handover.

Sallie said, “There were errors in handling and Emma could still be here if handled correctly. I live every day that day.”

Emma Day was killed by Mark Morris
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An investigation found that the Child Maintenance Service failed to report a death threat from Morris to the police.

Emma was embroiled in a fierce battle for her daughter’s financial support.

Morris couldn’t shell out and threatened to kill her unless she canceled the £ 2,000-a-year claim, the Old Bailey Trial heard in 2017.

The investigation also revealed how the young mother was exchanged between police forces in south London after attempting to report the domestic abuse.

The police also did not pursue criminal proceedings against Morris after a ban on abuse was issued that restricted his contact with mother and child.

Mark Morris was convicted of murder in November 2017
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However, Ms. Day was unable to extend the warrant due to a lack of funds and was not eligible for legal aid.

Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Harris noted a systematic failure in the Child Maintenance Service reports on domestic violence and a lack of a system to address concerns about potentially fatal domestic violence caused by child support claims.

The coroner also noted that a different outcome could have been obtained had the first death threat been reported to the police.

Harriet Wistrich, director of the Center for Women’s Justice, said Friday: “This is another femicide that could have been prevented if better systems were in place to respond to allegations of domestic abuse.

“We hope that learning from this tragic outcome can help prevent future deaths and that the Commissioner’s Office on Domestic Abuse has adequate funding to set up a national femicide surveillance mechanism.”