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| A catalogue of failures in the care of a mental health patient who stabbed a pregnant mother to death have been highlighted in a new report. | A catalogue of failures in the care of a mental health patient who stabbed a pregnant mother to death have been highlighted in a new report. |
| Benjamin Holiday, 25, killed mother-of-five Tina Stevenson in Hull a day after missing his medication. | Benjamin Holiday, 25, killed mother-of-five Tina Stevenson in Hull a day after missing his medication. |
| An independent investigation found his mental health problem was "under-treated", and his condition should have been "more assertively managed". | An independent investigation found his mental health problem was "under-treated", and his condition should have been "more assertively managed". |
| Humber Mental Health Trust has apologised to Miss Stevenson's family. | Humber Mental Health Trust has apologised to Miss Stevenson's family. |
| Miss Stevenson and her unborn twins died after she was stabbed in the back by Holiday, a paranoid schizophrenic. | |
| Holiday, who said he had no recollection of the attack, pleaded guilty to her manslaughter at Hull Crown Court in May 2006 and was detained in a secure hospital. | |
| 'Lessons learned' | 'Lessons learned' |
| After the case, his mother Christine blamed the incident on the Humber Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust, saying he had not received the correct care and medication. | After the case, his mother Christine blamed the incident on the Humber Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust, saying he had not received the correct care and medication. |
| The sentencing judge said Benjamin Holiday was "clearly very disturbed" | |
| Two months before Miss Stevenson was killed Holiday was taken into a secure psychiatric unit for assessment. | Two months before Miss Stevenson was killed Holiday was taken into a secure psychiatric unit for assessment. |
| The report said that was a "missed opportunity" to keep him in care because he needed treatment. | |
| It also said that at times Holiday was able to dictate his own levels of treatment. | |
| Trust chief executive David Snowdon, speaking after the report was published, said: "We apologised to the family and friends of Tina Stevenson for their loss and for the distress caused to them as a result of this tragic incident. | Trust chief executive David Snowdon, speaking after the report was published, said: "We apologised to the family and friends of Tina Stevenson for their loss and for the distress caused to them as a result of this tragic incident. |
| "We also apologised to Benjamin Holiday's family, especially his mother, Christina Holiday, for the distress caused to them." | "We also apologised to Benjamin Holiday's family, especially his mother, Christina Holiday, for the distress caused to them." |
| Mr Snowdon said the trust took the report "very seriously" and said lessons had "already been learned". | Mr Snowdon said the trust took the report "very seriously" and said lessons had "already been learned". |
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| Poor care led to street murder | Poor care led to street murder |