The Women That Were Failed: Remembering Naomi & Fiona
REAL
Naomi Channell
4.8 • 725 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
When Naomi Hunte was found murdered in her own home, the police had a prime suspect. Naomi had called the police four times, on a man called Carl Cooper, she told them that he had been stalking her and subjecting her to abuse, but nothing was done.
The police found a knife with Naomi's blood on it in Carl's home, CCTV showed him in the area just before he died, as well as mobile phone data that shows they spoke on the phone on the night she was killed. But still.... he was bailed and back out on the streets after the police said they didn't have enough evidence to charge him.
Carl was free to date again... and he targeted a vulnerable woman called Fiona Holm. Fiona was never told that Carl was on bail for suspected murder, despite calling the police after he attacked her. And soon, the police would be investigating a double murder.
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion. |
| 0:07.7 | This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take extra care whilst listening. |
| 0:14.8 | In 2023, the Ministry of Justice released figures that showed that since 2010, 900,000 defences, including |
| 0:24.5 | murder, sexual assault and kidnap, have been committed by people who were on bail in |
| 0:31.3 | England and Wales. These numbers were for people who were on bail for a range of different |
| 0:36.9 | offences, also including |
| 0:39.4 | murder and manslaughter. Today's case highlights the very real threat of violent and dangerous |
| 0:46.2 | criminals in our society and how a vulnerable woman got into a relationship with a suspected |
| 0:52.5 | killer, and nobody told her. |
| 0:56.1 | And the consequences would be devastating. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm Today's case takes us to the capital of England in southeast London. |
| 1:45.1 | In 2019, 41-year-old Naomi Hunt met a man in his 60s. |
| 1:52.0 | He was called Carl Cooper, and they met at a bus stop when she was on her way home from work. |
| 1:59.4 | Carl had grown up in Jamaica and he'd come over to the UK and worked as a |
| 2:03.8 | handyman. They'd started a romantic relationship, but a few months after they got together, his behaviour |
| 2:12.6 | became concerning. On the 4th of November 2020, Naomi madei made a call to 999 at 2.30am. She told the operator |
| 2:23.7 | that Carl had been grabbing her and not letting her leave the flat. She was scared and she needed |
| 2:31.0 | some help. The police arrived at the property almost two hours later |
| 2:37.0 | at 4.25am. But when they knocked on the door, there was no answer and no noise coming from inside |
| 2:45.8 | the home. They left and followed up on the call over 48 hours later at 10.50pm on November 6th. |
| 2:56.2 | This time, Naomi was home and she answered the door. |
| 3:00.8 | Police body cam footage showed the police officers asking her if she was okay, and she apologised for calling them. She said, quote, |
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