Inquest City care home managers were warned killer was a danger

MANAGERS of a care home where a teenage girl was murdered by a fellow resident fascinated with necrophilia were warned her killer posed a danger to others, an inquest has heard.

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Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House, which provided residential care for adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome, in Bristol, in October 2014.

Conroy, now aged 28, was jailed for life for the sexually motivated killing.

Avon Coroner's Court heard how Conroy moved to Alexandra House two months before the murder after trying to strangle a teacher at a residential school. He had also previously tried to kill his mother using a duvet.

Sally Kane, an educational psychologist, said the school was aware of the risk Conroy posed to others because it had received information from his previous placement.

"It became clear that they were not dealing with a young adolescent with learning difficulties, but someone with clear difficulties with behaviour around sexual boundaries," she told the inquest.

"We upped the risk assessment. We were very concerned and put two staff members with Jason at all times during the day. We knew there was a risk, but we were not quite sure of the details of the incident with his mother and duvet."

After the incident with the teacher, Dr Hilary Grant, a forensic psychologist, was commissioned to produce a report on Conroy which concluded that he posed a physical risk due to his sexualised behaviour.