Failings led to release of violent man who went on to kill

Multiple failings allowed a violent man to be freed from prison and go on to stab a man to death in Birmingham , an inquest has ruled. Coroner Louise Hunt highlighted extensive failures by the prison and probation services and said she would recommend offender management changes. McLeod was known to be a violent offender and Ms Hunt said agencies had failed to communicate effectively and had not prepared properly for his release from prison.

His trial heard he had not been in contact with mental health teams after being released in April, five months before the attacks that also saw him injure seven others over a 90-minute period. He even caught a taxi home part-way through his killing spree, to pick up another knife before returning to the city centre. Mr Billington, from Crosby, Merseyside, had been working as an intern at Sheffield Hallam University at the time of his death. He had been enjoying a night out with friends and his father, Keith, said the group "were just going back to their hotel" when they came "face-to-face with evil"

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