Damien Bendall was being supervised by an inexperienced probation officer when he murdered his partner and three children.
A senior probation officer has told inquests into the deaths of the victims of Damien Bendall that errors were made in the handling of the case, but this was for “very, very justified reasons”.
Bendall, 33, was given a whole life order last year for murdering 35-year-old Terri Harris, her children, 13-year-old John Paul Bennett and 11-year-old Lacey Bennett, and Lacey’s friend, 11-year-old Connie Gent, in September 2021. She later said: “While I’m not trying to be defensive and say it was not egregious, what I’m trying to say is I cannot manage or micromanage 350 cases.
The inquests had previously heard that Ms Fatima had very little experience in the criminal justice system and could only handle low-risk offenders, but when asked if this decision was a mistake based on what she knew at the time, Ms Hume replied: “I don’t believe that at all.” Furthermore, Ms Hume acknowledged there were “missed opportunities” to discover that Bendall had previously been accused of domestic violence.
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