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A report on the care and treatment of the man who murdered mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, in Kent in 1996, is due to be published later. A report on the care of the man who murdered mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, in Kent in 1996, has found significant failings.
Michael Stone is serving life for the killings and the attempted murder of Megan's sister Josie, now of Wales. Michael Stone is serving life for the killings and for the attempted murder of Megan's sister Josie, now living in north Wales.
Before the murders he received support for mental health problems and drug addiction and spent time on probation.Before the murders he received support for mental health problems and drug addiction and spent time on probation.
Josie's father, Shaun Russell, told the BBC that agencies who deal with people like Stone could work better together. The report said agencies failed to share information.
He declined to comment on the report ahead of its publication, which will be delivered by Robert Francis QC. The independent inquiry was commissioned by the three agencies which had been treating or supervising Stone - West Kent Health Authority (now NHS South East Coast), Kent Social Services and Kent Probation Service.
The independent inquiry was commissioned after the murders by the three agencies which had been treating or supervising Stone - West Kent Health Authority (now NHS South East Coast), Kent Social Services and Kent Probation Service. The three agencies have acknowledged that mistakes were made.
But the inquiry concluded it was unable to say the murders could have been avoided by a better standard of care.
It said Stone suffered from a personality disorder together with drug and alcohol abuse which made him a complex case.
The report also said the prison service lost many of Stone's medical records, and that his medication was delegated to a GP with inadequate knowledge.
The agencies said a number of recommendations had already been acted upon.
You can't lock people up if they haven't done something Shaun RussellYou can't lock people up if they haven't done something Shaun Russell
The agencies will respond to the 384-page report on Monday.
The inquiry report was completed in November 2000, with extra information added in May 2002, but its release was delayed by Stone's appeal against his conviction, and then a legal challenge against the report's publication.The inquiry report was completed in November 2000, with extra information added in May 2002, but its release was delayed by Stone's appeal against his conviction, and then a legal challenge against the report's publication.
Stone argued that personal medical information in the report should not be made available to the public and media, but that was rejected by the High Court in July. Stone argued that personal medical information in the report should not be made available to the public and media.
That was rejected by the High Court in July.
Stone was convicted and jailed for life in 2001.Stone was convicted and jailed for life in 2001.
Mr Russell said Stone was "yet another in a long catalogue of cases where people who have mental problems, violent offenders, have been free in the community and haven't been monitored, looked after, assessed, managed properly really". Before the report was published, Mr Russell told the BBC that Stone was "yet another in a long catalogue of cases where people who have mental problems, violent offenders, have been free in the community and haven't been monitored, looked after, assessed, managed properly really".
He said: "I agree that you can't lock people up if they haven't done something but still I think the agencies that deal with people like this could work a lot better together to monitor people like this." He said: "I agree that you can't lock people up if they haven't done something, but still I think the agencies that deal with people like this could work a lot better together to monitor people like this."
Michael Stone was convicted and jailed for life in 2001Michael Stone was convicted and jailed for life in 2001
He said his daughter Josie had helped him to keep going after Lin and Megan died. He said his daughter Josie, who was severely injured in the attack, had helped him to keep going after Lin and Megan died.
"She is a light for me, a beacon," he said."She is a light for me, a beacon," he said.
Mr Russell said Josie was "someone that I have been able to concentrate on and give all my attention to and that's helped me through it".Mr Russell said Josie was "someone that I have been able to concentrate on and give all my attention to and that's helped me through it".
And he revealed she has now left home and moved into a flat where she was "mightily happy", but was still dealing with the effects of the attack. He revealed she had now left home and moved into a flat where she was "mightily happy", but was still dealing with the effects of the attack.
He said: "She has still been left with an impairment. She still has to live with the implications of that attack.He said: "She has still been left with an impairment. She still has to live with the implications of that attack.
"She has got reduced ability to read and write and a speech impairment - it is something that will never go away.""She has got reduced ability to read and write and a speech impairment - it is something that will never go away."