Jordan McSweeney, 29, was handed a life sentence and jailed for at least 38 years in December 2022 after admitting a “terrifying and ruthless” attack on the 35-year-old law graduate.
In a report, chief inspector of probation Justin Russell highlighted errors in the Probation Service’s handling of McSweeney which meant he was not treated as a high-risk offender when he should have been.
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