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Murdered woman's care criticised Murdered woman's care criticised
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The family of a mentally ill woman murdered by a man and his 14-year-old accomplice have criticised the mental health care she was given.The family of a mentally ill woman murdered by a man and his 14-year-old accomplice have criticised the mental health care she was given.
Joanne Butler, 38, was killed at her flat in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire in January by her neighbour, 37-year-old Sean Wilson, a paranoid alcoholic.Joanne Butler, 38, was killed at her flat in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire in January by her neighbour, 37-year-old Sean Wilson, a paranoid alcoholic.
Wilson and a 14-year-old boy attacked Ms butler with an axe, a sock full of pebbles, a metal bar and a knife. Wilson and a 14-year-old boy attacked Ms Butler with an axe, a sock full of pebbles, a metal bar and a knife.
Leics Partnership NHS said a "rigorous investigation" had been carried out.Leics Partnership NHS said a "rigorous investigation" had been carried out.
Grief strickenGrief stricken
Wilson lived in the council flat below his victim.Wilson lived in the council flat below his victim.
On 3 January, Leicester Crown Court heard how Wilson "flipped out", convinced his neighbour's constant shouts and swearing in the flat above were directed at him.On 3 January, Leicester Crown Court heard how Wilson "flipped out", convinced his neighbour's constant shouts and swearing in the flat above were directed at him.
In a statement read out by police, Ms Butler's family said their daughter's death could have been avoided.In a statement read out by police, Ms Butler's family said their daughter's death could have been avoided.
"Our grief has been made all the more hard to bear by our serious concern about the lack of care Jo received from the mental health trust and social services in the months prior to her death. "Our grief has been made all the more hard to bear by our serious concern about the lack of care Jo received from the mental health trust and social services in the months prior to her death," they said.
"We feel the that had the appropriate care package been in place, this evil deed could have been avoided."We feel the that had the appropriate care package been in place, this evil deed could have been avoided.
"We have posed several questions to these agencies about Jo's care and are awaiting the findings of their investigations before taking legal advice on how to proceed," they said. "We have posed several questions to these agencies about Jo's care and are awaiting the findings of their investigations before taking legal advice on how to proceed."
'Recipe for disaster''Recipe for disaster'
Defending Wilson, Yvonne Coen QC, said: "It was a recipe for disaster that these two extremely vulnerable people should be located in such close proximity to one another."Defending Wilson, Yvonne Coen QC, said: "It was a recipe for disaster that these two extremely vulnerable people should be located in such close proximity to one another."
Chief executive of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Professor Maggie Cork said: "Joanne's death was a tragedy which no report or other action can lessen.Chief executive of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Professor Maggie Cork said: "Joanne's death was a tragedy which no report or other action can lessen.
"On behalf of the trust, I want to offer the family our sympathy and sincere regret for the distress they have suffered."On behalf of the trust, I want to offer the family our sympathy and sincere regret for the distress they have suffered.
"I want to give them, and members of the public, my assurances that we have carried out a rigorous investigation and that we will take every possible action to remedy weaknesses in our services," she said."I want to give them, and members of the public, my assurances that we have carried out a rigorous investigation and that we will take every possible action to remedy weaknesses in our services," she said.
Wilson was sentenced to serve a minimum of 12-and-a-half years and the 14-year-old boy a minimum of nine years at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday.Wilson was sentenced to serve a minimum of 12-and-a-half years and the 14-year-old boy a minimum of nine years at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday.