London's Victims' Commissioner

I spoke to @bbcnews about Dogan’s case, a stark illustration of what can happen when victims’ safety is not prioritised. It is unacceptable that it was the victims and their families who felt forced to leave their home and move into temporary accommodation after Dogan was bailed to the address he had been offending from.

It raises serious questions about the justice system’s ability to manage the influx of offenders into the community following the early prisoner release scheme in October. Pressure to reduce the remand population cannot come at the expense of victims’ safety.

Parallels can be drawn with this case and the handling of serial sex offender and murderer Simon Levy, who was also shockingly bailed and allowed to continue his offending. In Levy’s case I have called on government to commit to a muti-agency review to examine and learn from the significant cross justice agency failings from the police, crown prosecutors and the courts around information sharing and understanding and responding to risk.