A diary of tragedy.

A long-awaited report into the treatment of mental health patient Craig Sexton, who killed his former partner Lynda Lovatt, has left many questions unanswered.

The findings that his behaviour presented no risk to Lynda or her children are pretty difficult to comprehend.

This is a man who had subjected his former partner to a barrage of abusive text messages and calls.

He had threatened to take his own life and turned to drink. His own family pleaded for him to be hospitalised. Within hours of his release, Lynda was dead. We are not qualified to comment on the treatment he received and whether it was appropriate. The report suggests all the decisions taken were right, based on the evidence at the time. A series of recommendations have been made which will no doubt be followed.

But on first reading, this report will do nothing to assure the public appropriate assessments and procedures are in place to prevent such a tragedy occurring again. The fact is an innocent woman died at the hands of a man with a history of mental health problems just hours after he was released from hospital. There is nothing in the report which gives a satisfactory answer to the fundamental question. Why?

Fair to fans

The propensity for trouble at the World Cup has been reduced with convicted hooligans handing in their passports and being required to report to police stations during England games.

However, 17 in this region alone have failed to comply and there will be many more across the country looking to disrupt the tournament in Germany. Those who haven't handed in their passports need to be pursued and vigilance is required to ensure everything is done to prevent the decent majority being tarnished by a significant minority.