The murder of Zara Aleena in east London 'could have been avoided' with better communication between prison and probation services, as stated by the chief inspector of probation, Martin Jones.
It was found that Jordan McSweeney had been wrongly assessed as 'medium risk' instead of 'high risk' by probation staff who were under pressure, contributing to the failure in managing his release and the subsequent tragic incident.
Probation services waited five days to initiate McSweeney's recall to prison, despite police being unable to make contact with him and several missed appointments, leading to delays in addressing the risk he posed to the public.
The recall process for McSweeney, who murdered Zara Aleena just days after his release from prison, was also delayed, highlighting systemic failures in risk assessment and management within the probation system.
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