THE victim of a brutal stabbing who saw her attacker jailed for life yesterday raised the alarm to police hours before the onslaught, but nobody came to help.

Jordan Anderson was jailed for life yesterday, following an attack in which he tried to murder Aleah Masih after she had gone to pick up their daughter in Headington, on the afternoon of March 12 this year.

The knife attack, described by prosecutors as ‘brutal and ferocious’, took place while the five-year-old child clung to her mother’s hand outside the London Road Co-op.

Prosecutors said that on the morning of the attack, following a ‘campaign of abuse’, Anderson had sent Ms Masih numerous emails demanding a meeting, and after she raised the alarm to police she was assured they would visit her.

But that alarm apparently came too late, as at about 3pm she was stabbed 15 times, including once in the spine, once in the neck, as well as five times to the head.

Thames Valley Police has since confirmed that it made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in relation to the force’s handling of the incident.

Earlier in the trial prosecutors revealed that on the morning of the attack Anderson had sent his victim four e-mails.

The first, dated at 9.38am, asked Aleah 'talk to me please' followed by a second one minute later which read 'can you please message back please.'

The third e-mail, sent at 9.42am, read 'I really need to speak to you' before the final e-mail was sent at 11.32am asking her to contact him via Snapchat.

Speaking of that morning prosecutor Michael Roques said: "She contacted police, said he is at it again, he is still trying to communicate with me and I am concerned.

"The police said right we will send somebody to come and speak to you.

"It seems in fact nobody did go and speak to Aleah that day, at least not before she had to go and pick up her daughter from school."

It was about 3pm when Anderson launched his attack on Aleah leaving her with 15 stab wounds and lucky to be alive.

Anderson was jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 13 years and seven months yesterday.

Thames Valley Police said it could not comment further while the IOPC investigation is ongoing.