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Martin Bentham and Jordan King

Missed chances to halt the four killings by serial offender Joshua Jacques in Bermondsey ‘house of horror’

The risk to women posed by a drug user who murdered his girlfriend and three other family members in “house of horror” killings in London was not assessed despite previous sexually- inappropriate behaviour in a “missed opportunity” to prevent the tragedy, a watchdog revealed on Thursday.

HM Chief Inspector of Probation Martin Jones said the “concerning behaviour displayed towards female prison officers” was among a host of missed chances to recognise the full level of danger posed by serial offender Joshua Jacques.

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