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| Failings over chip death killer | Failings over chip death killer |
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| A report has blamed a "lackadaisical approach" in the criminal justice system for freeing a man from prison who went on to kill hours later. | |
| Schizophrenic Anthony Joseph, 23, is serving an indefinite term at a mental health unit for the manslaughter of Richard Whelan, 28, in July 2005. | |
| Mr Whelan was stabbed on a bus in north London, when he tried to stop Joseph throwing chips at his girlfriend. | Mr Whelan was stabbed on a bus in north London, when he tried to stop Joseph throwing chips at his girlfriend. |
| The solicitor general's report blamed a lack of diligence over bail conditions. | The solicitor general's report blamed a lack of diligence over bail conditions. |
| Joseph had been arrested by Surrey police and remanded in custody on 10 June, on charges later dropped that related to an alleged abduction and unlawful sex with a 15-year-old. | |
| After the charges were dropped, he should have been detained because there was an arrest warrant out for him in connection with an alleged burglary. | |
| The warrant had been issued when he failed to appear for a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on 27 June. |