The family of a mother and son who were murdered by her violent ex-partner, have said they were ‘repeatedly let down’ by multiple agencies, after a review found missed opportunities to stop him.
Daniel Boulton, 32, is serving a life sentence for fatally stabbing 26-year-old Bethany Vincent and Darren “DJ” Henson, nine, in Louth, Lincolnshire, in 2021.
A court heard how he walked from a hostel in Skegness to Ms Vincent’s home at High Holme Road to carry out the killings.
He then went on the run and later stabbed an off-duty officer who tried to detain him before being arrested on farmland on the outskirts of Louth 24 hours later.
Boulton, who had a history of violence and a string of convictions, including domestic abuse involving Bethany, was jailed for a minimum of 40 years in 2022.
