An investigation has been launched into the mental health care of a man suspected of murdering three members of his family.
Bartlomiej Kuczynski, his sister-in-law Kanticha Sukupenpanao and their two daughters, Jasmine, 12, and Natasha, eight, were found with stab wounds in their home in Costessey, near Norwich, on January 19.
Following the allegations, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) confirmed that Mr Kuczynski was a patient.
The trust told the BBC it launched an internal investigation immediately after the incident.
The NSFT said the research was being led by mental health care expert Professor Hilary McCallion.
The trust told the BBC it launched an internal investigation immediately after the incident.
At the time, chief executive Caroline Donovan said Kuczynski was “known to our service” and had resigned of his own accord.
In a new statement, the trust said: “We immediately carried out an internal investigation to identify what steps need to be taken to ensure we provide safer, kinder and better care for our service users.”
The external investigation was commissioned in February and formally launched in April following police advice that “it is appropriate to commence this work without prejudice to the investigation”.
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The trust said Professor McCallion was an “independent and experienced leader in investigating serious cases”.
She is the former executive director of nursing and education at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust said her review is ongoing and no completion date has been set.
An NSFT spokesman said: “We have contacted Mr Bartholomew’s family to offer our condolences and invite them to get in touch if they have any further questions or if we can support them in any other way.”
A separate investigation is being conducted into Norfolk Police’s response to the tragedy.
Police confirmed they received a call from Kuczynski from inside the house just before 6am (GMT) saying he was disoriented and they were concerned about his mental state.
He is understood to have been advised to seek medical attention and contact 111.
Police arrived about an hour later and discovered the body after receiving a call from a concerned member of the public.
Police then reported the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC subsequently issued a serious misconduct notice against a civilian employee of Norfolk Police.
The deaths of Sukupenpanao and the two girls are being treated as murder cases.
Detectives said they are not treating Kuczynski’s death as suspicious and are not searching for anyone else in connection to the murder.
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