Real Crime: A Very Special Constable: Nisha Patel
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Synopsis
The husband of a special constable Nisha Patel and two other men, have been jailed for life for her murder. But it took some diligent detective work to bring the men to justice.

When the off-duty special constable was stabbed to death outside her home in May 2006, it was assumed she had been killed after disturbing a burglar or car thief. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola, who led the inquiry, admits he too assumed she had stumbled across a crime in progress. That theory was given more credence when he learned Nisha had disturbed two men trying to break into her porch a few days before she had died. But six months after Nisha's death, following some diligent detective work, police closed in on the truth. Mr Emmanuel, 42, was interviewed and eventually made a prepared statement in which he admitted driving "a friend" to the Wembley area but said he was too scared to name the man, who he believed had killed Nisha. But in a later interview Mr Emmanuel named Jason Jones, 36, and said his passenger had dropped a knife in the drain on the night of the murder after saying "it had all gone wrong". Mr Emmanuel, who has been acquitted of murder, said he had no idea Jones planned to attack Nisha. Closer inspection of Nasri's three-year-old marriage revealed that he had been having an affair and stood to gain considerably financially in the event of his wife's death. Real Crime – Nisha Patel tells the full story of of greed, fraud, lust betrayal…

Duration
1 x 60'
Definition
SD
Genre
Crime
Subgenre
Factual
Producer
CHAMELEON TELEVISION LTD
Production Year
2008