NISHA PATEL-NASRI

Nisha Patel-Nasri

Murdered Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nasri used her police warrant card to collect a debt run up by a client of her husband’s escort agency, it has emerged.

She also helped him run the brothel - driving hookers to jobs - and sell drugs, it has been revealed.

The 29-year-old was disciplined by the Metropolitan Police after a sergeant from another force complained about an angry confrontation he had with Nisha after the client called the police.

In another dramatic development, Nisha’s older brother Pilesh Patel has claimed she forged their mother’s signature on a will that left Nisha and their younger brother a house.

Last week, Nisha’s husband Fadi Nasri, 34, was convicted of her murder after he hired a hitman to kill her at their home so that he could cash in their £350,000 life assurance policy.

Now The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Nisha, whose bravery and dedication as a Special Constable was praised by Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, became deeply embroiled in her husband’s seedy business affairs.

Her activity led to an investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards. It centred on an incident in September 2003, when it was said she used her warrant card to menace a client of her husband’s escort agency who owed them money.

Nisha turned up at a house in Elstree, Hertfordshire, with Nasri and two other men. It was alleged she flashed her warrant card and demanded the client open the door so Nasri could recover £1,800 the man owed to his Seventh Heaven agency.

The client, whom The Mail on Sunday has agreed not to identify, recalled: ‘She said, “I’ve come on behalf of the agency. You owe us money. I’m a police officer and demand to be let in”. I said I was calling the police. She just said, “Call the police. I am the police”.’

When officers arrived, there was a heated discussion between Sergeant David Eden and Nisha, who said she was on legitimate police business.

Nisha, Nasri and the escort agency’s client were all interviewed, though no action was taken.

However, Sergeant Eden was so astonished by Nisha’s behaviour that he sent a report to Scotland Yard complaining about her using the warrant card, abusing her position and running a questionable business.

He did not pursue the matter and it was only three years later when he saw reports of her death that he gave a full statement to the murder team.

In the statement, part of which was read out at Nasri’s trial, Sergeant Eden said: ‘I asked her (Nisha) if she had produced a police warrant card and claimed to be a police officer on official business. She stated that she had produced her warrant card, but only as a means of identification.

‘The conversation that followed shocked me. She was very aggressive and made a direct statement to me that I had no idea who I was ******* with and that I was just a county force sergeant and her powerful friends at Scotland Yard could have me out of a job.’

Prostitute Maria Brennan, who worked for Nasri's brothel Seventh Heaven, also gave a witness statement to police after Nisha's death.

She told them: 'Nisha used to ring me up all the time and tell me that I had to work, otherwise I was losing her money...

'I was aware that Nisha had apparently used her police badge to recover debts and I was aware of [Nasri] being violent towards clients.'

She claimed that Nasri once assaulted her over some unpaid debts but was told by Nisha not to go to the police or she would tell her boyfriend was she was doing.

Commander Rod Jarman said: 'The Metropolitan police presented all information to both the Crown Prosecution Service and the defence for them to use as appropriate in the court case. Decisions about what evidence is used in a case is for them to decide.

'In this instance the Met has investigated all of the issues raised and can only find evidence to support a matter brought to our notice by Sgt Eden of Hertfordshire Police in 2003. This matter was dealt with by way of formal discipline.

'In my view the memory of a woman who was murdered, whilst alone at her own home, by her husband in a callous and predetermined crime is now being subject to attack in an unreasonable and unnecessary way.

'Despite the comments here, the reputation Nisha had with friends, colleagues and family is one of a hard working, loving individual who gave her time for the good of the community and it is this I believe should be remembered.

'My thoughts are with her friends and family at this hard time and we hope that her memory is respected.'

Meanwhile the first wife of Nasri has told of her 'lukcy escape' from the convicted killer.

Lithuanian-born Simona Marin told the Sunday Mirror that her violent and jealous husband had tried to kill her and she wished she had warned Nisha about him before they married.

'Looking back the only comfort I take is that I got out of there alive,' she said.

'If only I had told her what he was really like.'

Nasri, who was having an affair with a prostitute at the time of Nisha’s murder on May 11, 2006, tried to pass the killing off as a robbery gone wrong.

However, the Old Bailey was told that Nasri gave his house keys to the killer and left his wife alone at their home in Wembley, North-West London. She was stabbed to death.

Nasri has been remanded in custody along with Rodger Leslie, 38, of Barnet, North London, and Jason Jones, 36, of Manor Park, East London, who were also convicted of murder. They will be sentenced this month.

Three months before the murder, the couple had taken out a £350,000 joint life assurance policy. Nasri had £100,000 debts.

At the time Nisha became engaged to Nasri in 2002, she was embroiled in a court battle with her older brother over their mother’s will.

Dhirajben Patel had died the previous year, leaving the family’s £300,000-plus house to Nisha and her younger brother Katen.

Pilesh Patel, the oldest son, who had been left out of the will, produced a forensic expert who claimed writing on the document was Nisha’s. There were several attempts to resolve the issue, but after three years of court hearings, Pilesh ran out of money.

He said: ‘I made police aware of how she had forged my mother’s will because I believe that it was important.’

Last night, a Met Police spokesman said: ‘Nisha was disciplined for using her warrant card for enforcing civil debts in relation to Fadi Nasri’s escort business. Nisha was given a formal verbal warning in the form of “words of advice.”’

The spokesman said they were aware of the allegation about the will but it had not been successfully pursued.

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