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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Zara Aleena’s family may sue over murder by released prisoner

Protesters gather outside the Old Bailey in London before the sentencing of Jordan McSweeney for Zara Aleena’s murder.
Protesters gather outside the Old Bailey in London before the sentencing of Jordan McSweeney for Zara Aleena’s murder. Photograph: David Parry/PA

The family of Zara Aleena are considering taking legal action over the disastrous failings that led to her murder by a recently released prisoner, the Guardian has been told.

It follows an official report that found Jordan McSweeney, 29, who murdered the aspiring lawyer in June 2022, should have been assessed by probation officers as a high-risk offender, but was classed as posing a medium risk when he was released part way through a sentence.

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