Zara Aleena’s family may sue over murder by released prisoner
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6856K)
Legal action being considered after report highlights failings that allowed Jordan McSweeney to kill London woman
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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