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Straw to speak on student murders 'Poor judgement' left killer free
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to make a statement later to the Commons about the murder of two French students by a man who was wrongly given bail. The justice secretary has said that a lack of resources was not to blame for the failure to detain a man who went on to murder two French students.
Dano Sonnex, 23, should have been in custody, but was set free to kill Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, in south London in June 2008. Jack Straw told the MPs that "poor judgement and poor management" by police, probation and prison staff led to Dano Sonnex being wrongly bailed.
Mr Straw has apologised to the victims' families for "very serious failures" in the criminal justice system. Sonnex, 23, and Nigel Farmer, 34, killed Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez in south-east London in June 2008.
The Tories had demanded Mr Straw answer questions on the matter in the Commons. Mr Straw apologised for the "very serious failures" that had occurred.
He spoke to the Commons after shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve tabled an urgent question calling on Mr Straw to come before MPs.
Sonnex was found guilty at the Old Bailey last week and was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison.Sonnex was found guilty at the Old Bailey last week and was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison.
Co-defendant Nigel Farmer, 34, was also convicted of double murder and ordered to serve at least 35 years in jail. Co-defendant Farmer was also convicted of double murder and ordered to serve at least 35 years in jail.
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Mr Straw is expected to make an oral statement to the Commons at 1530 BST on Monday.
The speech was announced after shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve tabled an urgent question calling on Mr Straw to come before MPs.
Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez were tortured and stabbed 244 times by Sonnex and Farmer who broke into their flat in New Cross.Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez were tortured and stabbed 244 times by Sonnex and Farmer who broke into their flat in New Cross.
At the time, Sonnex should have been behind bars, but he had been wrongly bailed by magistrates for handling stolen goods instead of being remanded in custody. At the time, Sonnex should have been behind bars, but he had been wrongly bailed by magistrates on a charge of handling stolen goods instead of being remanded in custody.
Further blunders delayed his recall to prison. It took 33 days for the administrative process to be completed and a further 16 days for Metropolitan Police officers to go to Sonnex's house to arrest him.Further blunders delayed his recall to prison. It took 33 days for the administrative process to be completed and a further 16 days for Metropolitan Police officers to go to Sonnex's house to arrest him.
By that time the two students were already dead.By that time the two students were already dead.
London's chief probation officer David Scott resigned over the case and warned that probation staff were facing unmanageable workloads.London's chief probation officer David Scott resigned over the case and warned that probation staff were facing unmanageable workloads.