A female ex-police officer has been forced to move to a safe house after she was wrongly identified online as being involved in the Henry Nowak murder case.

Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has had her name and photograph circulated on social media, alongside accusations of her being a 'murderer'.

The under-fire former officer has now accused Hampshire Constabulary of a 'clear lack of support' to 'rectify' the situation as she hunkers down in a safe space, scared for her safety.

Mr Nowak, 18, was handcuffed by police and wrongly accused of being a racist as he lay dying on the floor after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, in December last year.

The victim had told police he had been stabbed and could not breathe but was not believed by the officers who detained him.