A family of an "adored" mum killed in a suspected murder-suicide had called the police the day before she died, an inquest heard.
Emergency services were called to a flat in Weymouth, Dorset, on April 1 2021, where Sherrie Milnes was found with stab wounds and injuries to her neck.
The same day, Steven Doughty, 54, was found dead at his home in Portland.
A pre-inquest review was told 51-year-old Ms Milnes had made a call to police on March 31, complaining of harassment by Mr Doughty.
A hearing heard today by her family has raised questions over the conduct of the police in their statements.
Coroner Rachael Griffin said: "The main questions are about that call to Dorset Police on March 31, and how that was dealt with and whether a different dealing with that call would have made a difference."
Ms Griffin said at this stage there was "insufficient evidence" to suggest the actions of the police were a contributory factor in Ms Milnes' death.
She added she was not currently planning to engage a jury for the inquest as she felt the police action did not amount to a breach of Ms Milnes' right to life, although she said that remained under review.
Her death is being investigated by Dorset Police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), as well as a domestic homicide review by the local authority.
Ms Griffin said: "The scope of the inquest will cover a little about Sherrie herself and will look at the background of the relationship between Mr Doughty and Sherrie.
"It will look at the events leading up to April 1 and the contact she had with police on March 31, and I will then look at what happened.
"The main period I will be looking at things from the call to police on March 31 to the tragic death of Sherrie, and I will look at the cause of death."
She added that the inquest would look at Dorset Police's policies as well as "operational pressures" on the force on that day.
Ms Griffin adjourned the inquest for a full hearing to be held on June 7, with a separate inquest into the death of Mr Doughty set to be heard on June 2.
After her death, Ms Milnes' family said in a statement that she was born in London and moved to Weymouth and Portland in her 20s where she worked as a healthcare assistant in care homes.
They said: "She was the most amazing mother of five children, and a nanny to four grandchildren whom she adored."
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