Mental health inquiry begins into Costessey deaths
An inquiry has begun into the mental health care of a man suspected of killing three members of his family.
Bartlomiej Kuczynski, his sister-in-law Kanticha Sukpengpanao and his two daughters, Jasmin, 12 and Natasha, eight, were found with stab wounds at a house in Costessey, near Norwich, on 19 January.
After the discovery, the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) confirmed Mr Kuczynski had been a patient.
The trust told the BBC it had commenced an internal review immediately after the incident.
The NSFT said the review was being led by mental health care expert Prof Hilary McCallion.
The trust told the BBC it had commenced an internal review immediately after the incident.
At the time, chief executive Caroline Donovan said Mr Kuczynski had been "known to our services" and that he had discharged himself.
In a new statement, the trust said: "We immediately undertook an internal review to identify any actions needed to make sure that we can provide safer, kinder and better care to our service users".
An external review was commissioned in February and formally began in April following police advice that "it was appropriate for us to begin this work without disrupting their investigation".
Condolences
The trust said Prof McCallion was an "independent, experienced leader in serious incident investigations".
She is a former executive director of nursing and education at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Her review will be ongoing and a completion date has not been set, the trust said.
An NSFT spokesman said: "We have reached out to Bartlomiej’s family to offer our condolences and encourage them to get in touch if they have any further questions or we can support them in any other way."
A separate inquiry is under way into Norfolk Police's handling of the tragedy.
The force confirmed it had received a call from Mr Kuczynski shortly before 06:00 GMT from inside the house saying he was confused and worried about his mental state.
It is understood he was advised to seek medical advice and contact 111.
Officers arrived about an hour later and made the discovery of the bodies after a call from a concerned member of the public.
The force then referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC has since issued a gross misconduct notice against a Norfolk Police civilian worker.
The deaths of Ms Sukpengpanao and the two girls are being treated as murder.
Detectives have said they are not treating Mr Kuczynski's death as suspicious and they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the murders.
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