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| Lessons to be learned over Gwynedd family killings | Lessons to be learned over Gwynedd family killings |
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| Lessons need to be learned from the case of a man who killed his wife and two-year-old son at their Gwynedd home, an official review has found. | Lessons need to be learned from the case of a man who killed his wife and two-year-old son at their Gwynedd home, an official review has found. |
| David Wyn Jones, 42, stabbed them to death, near Tremadog, in March 2012. | David Wyn Jones, 42, stabbed them to death, near Tremadog, in March 2012. |
| He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| A serious case review suggest health professionals, the police and social services should have been quicker to share information but it concedes the outcome may not have been different. | A serious case review suggest health professionals, the police and social services should have been quicker to share information but it concedes the outcome may not have been different. |
| Jones admitted the manslaughter of Suzanne Jones, 34, and two-year-old William on 30 March, 2012. | Jones admitted the manslaughter of Suzanne Jones, 34, and two-year-old William on 30 March, 2012. |
| Caernarfon Crown Court sentenced him under section 37 of the Mental Health Act to remain at a secure unit for an indefinite time. | Caernarfon Crown Court sentenced him under section 37 of the Mental Health Act to remain at a secure unit for an indefinite time. |
| A previous hearing was told he had been the subject of delusional behaviour in the period leading up to the deaths. | A previous hearing was told he had been the subject of delusional behaviour in the period leading up to the deaths. |
| The serious case review, published on Wednesday, said: "Hindsight along with a known outcome provides a privileged vantage point devoid of competing priorities and the complexities of exercising professional judgement in extremely complex cases such as this one. | The serious case review, published on Wednesday, said: "Hindsight along with a known outcome provides a privileged vantage point devoid of competing priorities and the complexities of exercising professional judgement in extremely complex cases such as this one. |
| "The family members noted that there were many victims of this tragedy and undoubtedly all those involved whether in a personal or professional capacity will have been greatly affected. | "The family members noted that there were many victims of this tragedy and undoubtedly all those involved whether in a personal or professional capacity will have been greatly affected. |
| "Undoubtedly if anyone involved with this family had predicted the tragic outcome, responses would have been different." | "Undoubtedly if anyone involved with this family had predicted the tragic outcome, responses would have been different." |
| The review found a more rigorous assessment of the family's needs may have provided an easier answer to whether the tragedy could have been avoided. | |
| It also said more rigorous sharing of information between agencies may have helped. | It also said more rigorous sharing of information between agencies may have helped. |
| A Domestic Homicide Review into the case, also released on Wednesday added: "Had this occurred, the impacts and risks arising from paternal mental health problems upon the family dynamics may have been better understood by the agencies working with the family." |