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Watchdog finds serious probation failings over Zara Aleena’s killer

Failings by probation officers left a sexual predator “free” to stalk and kill law graduate Zara Aleena just days after he was released from jail, according to a watchdog. In a damning report, chief inspector of probation Justin Russell highlighted ...

24 Jan 2023 at 09:53

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

The chief probation officer for England and Wales says the service was facing “significant” challenges when it was dealing with violent offender Damien Bendall, who went on to kill four people, but says major changes continue to be made to prevent ...

18 Oct 2023 at 18:03

‘Brutal’ killer handed whole-life term for pregnant partner and child murders

A man who carried out the “brutal, vicious and cruel” murders of his pregnant partner and three young children – raping one of them – has been been told he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Damien Bendall, 32, who had previously admitted ...

21 Dec 2022 at 15:24

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

A coroner still believes there is a risk to women and children due to the Probation Service’s “insufficient” management of dangerous offenders following the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall. Bendall was given a whole life order last ...

29 Nov 2023 at 19:45

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

The probation officer who recommended that Damien Bendall could live with a mother and her children before he murdered them has said she does not remember seeing information about domestic abuse allegations and concerns he posed a sexual ...

12 Oct 2023 at 14:44

Man admits murdering mother and three children

A man has admitted murdering a mother and three children whose bodies were found at a house in Derbyshire. Damien Bendall, 32, who had previously admitted manslaughter, pleaded guilty to murdering his 35-year-old partner Terri Harris, ...

21 Dec 2022 at 12:07

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

A series of “very stark” failures by the Probation Service contributed to the murders of a mother and three children by Damien Bendall, a coroner has concluded. Peter Nieto, the senior coroner for Derby and Derbyshire, said that ...

23 Oct 2023 at 19:45

Ex-cage fighter who murdered pregnant partner and children to spend life in jail

A one-time cage fighter who carried out the “brutal, vicious and cruel” murders of his pregnant partner and three young children – raping one of them – has been been told he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Damien ...

21 Dec 2022 at 18:57

Killamarsh killer handed another life sentence for prison hammer attack

A former cage fighter serving a whole-life tariff for murdering his pregnant partner and three children has been handed a further life sentence for a hammer attack on a fellow inmate at a maximum security prison. Damien ...

23 Feb 2026 at 16:05

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

The families of the victims of Damien Bendall have said the “litany” of failures by the Probation Service that contributed to the murders of their loved ones “must never happen again”. A coroner found that numerous ...

23 Oct 2023 at 14:47

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

A substance misuse worker who met with violent offender Damien Bendall days before he murdered his pregnant partner and three children said he missed at least five earlier appointments to address his drug and ...

18 Oct 2023 at 13:45

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

A probation services officer who had just five months of experience before she was allocated prolific offender Damien Bendall’s case told an inquest she would have prevented him from living with the pregnant ...

11 Oct 2023 at 17:54

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