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Henry Nowak's Killer Spends 23 Hours A Day In Isolation After Refusing Wing Where Ian Huntley Was Killed

Vickrum Digwa, convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, is in segregation at HMP Frankland due to safety fears after refusing to move to a notorious prison wing

International Business Times UK

Man yelled ‘I’ve done it’ after Soham killer Ian Huntley was attacked – reports

Huntley was treated for head injuries and remains in a serious condition in hospital, Durham Constabulary said.

The Independent UK

Soham killer Ian Huntley attacked in prison workshop with metal bar

The attack was the latest attempt on Huntley’s life and he was thought to have been kept under close observation to prevent similar attacks.

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Man who murdered partner and three children given second life sentence for inmate attack

Damien Bendall is already serving a life sentence for the murders of his pregnant partner and three children

The Independent UK

Killamarsh killer handed another life sentence for prison hammer attack

Damien Bendall was sentenced for the attempted murder of Michael Mullaney at HMP Frankland, Durham.

Evening Standard

Probation Service failing to assess thousands who pose risk to women, watchdog says

Exclusive: Chief inspector of probation says it is inevitable there will be more murders and rapes without an improvement

The Guardian - UK

Women and children still at risk due to Probation Service failings, says coroner

Peter Nieto has issued a report after a series of failures were highlighted in the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall.

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Probation officers fear repeat of failings in murder case as pressures mount

Moves to free up prison places in England and Wales have prompted panic in already overstretched probation service

The Guardian - UK

‘Stark’ failures by probation service contributed to murder of Derbyshire family

Damien Bendall killed his pregnant partner Terri Harris, her two children and one of their friends

The Guardian - UK

Families of Bendall victims say probation failings ‘must never happen again’

The Probation Service was found by a coroner to have contributed to the deaths of Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent.

The Independent UK

Probation failures contributed to ‘brutal and savage’ murders of mother and three children, coroner rules

Damien Bendall, 33, murdered pregnant Terri Harris, 35, and three children in Killamarsh two years ago

The Independent UK

‘Very stark’ probation failures contributed to Bendall killings, coroner rules

Damien Bendall was jailed for life for murdering Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent in Derbyshire in September 2021.

The Independent UK

Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief

Kim Thornden-Edwards was giving evidence at inquests into the deaths of Damien Bendall’s victims.

The Independent UK

Violent killer ‘missed at least five meetings with substance misuse worker’

Damien Bendall did not tell the truth about the extent of his drug and alcohol use when he finally attended a meeting, a coroner has been told.

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‘Error of judgment’ in probation supervision of Damien Bendall, inquest hears

Damien Bendall was being supervised by an inexperienced probation officer when he murdered his partner and three children.

The Independent UK

Probation officer does not recall seeing claims against killer, inquests told

The officer said that ‘on reflection’ Damien Bendall should have been deemed as posing a high risk to partners and children.

The Independent UK

Probation services officer ‘only in role months before being given Bendall case’

She told an inquest into the deaths of his victims she would have stopped him from living with them if she had known he had made threats to kill them.

The Guardian - UK

Probation staff ‘overwhelmed’ before Killamarsh murders of woman and children

Damien Bendall killed three children and his pregnant partner after having been classed as posing a low risk of serious harm

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The Independent UK

Violent offender’s probation officers ‘overwhelmed with work’, inquest told

Inquests into the deaths of Terri Harris, her daughter Lacey Bennett, her son John Paul Bennett, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, began on Monday.

The Independent UK

Britain’s most notorious whole life killers as Sunak plans to make UK’s toughest sentence mandatory

Ministry of Justice confirmed 70 criminals are currently serving a whole-life order in UK

The Independent UK

Whole-life orders: The sentence that sees criminals likely to die behind bars

They will never be considered for release unless there are exceptional compassionate grounds to warrant it.

The Guardian - UK

Plan to scrap specialist sex offender teams ‘a danger to public safety’, says probation union

Highly skilled officers in England and Wales to be replaced by less qualified staff under MoJ proposals

The Independent UK

Inquest into deaths of woman and children looks at killer’s probation management

An exact date for the inquest was not confirmed at the hearing.

The Guardian - UK

The probation service is in a desperate state

Letters: Experienced staff are leaving because of impossible workloads, writes Anne King. Plus a letter from Ellie Dwight

The Independent UK

‘Terri’s Fight’: Grandmother of Killamarsh child victims calls for reforms

Angie Smith, the mother of Terri Harris, is campaigning for easier access to background information about partners who may be violent.

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