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Lessons to be learned over Gwynedd family killings | Lessons to be learned over Gwynedd family killings |
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A wife and child of a man who killed them at the family home in Gwynedd were let down by mental health services, a serious case review has found. | |
David Wyn Jones, 42, stabbed Suzanne Jones, 34, and two-year-old son William at the home in Tremadog on 30 March, 2012. | |
He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
The review said agencies should have shared information more quickly but the outcome may not have changed. | |
When the police arrived at the house they found Jones' wife and son both had been stabbed to death with a kitchen knife. | |
Jones told officers he had been hearing voices, and thought William was the devil. | |
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, found Jones' mental health problems were known to the authorities but the needs of his family had not been rigorously assessed. | |
"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," it said. | |
"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. | 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 police, social services and mental health professionals 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." |