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image captionJanet Scott s inquest heard Simon Mellors stalked her - online and in person
A probation officer missed opportunities which could have saved the life of a woman who was killed by a convicted murderer, a coroner has said.
Janet Scott was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Simon Mellors, who had been released from prison on licence after he murdered another former partner.
Mrs Scott s inquest has heard Mellors obsessively stalked her - online and in person - before the murder.
The coroner said he therefore could have been sent back to prison. With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that a number of opportunities were missed by the offender manager [probation officer] during the critical period, said Jonathan Straw, assistant coroner for Nottinghamshire, in his findings.
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