Episode Description
In September 2012, 46 year old Kim Buckley, her 17 year old daughter Kayleigh Buckley and 6 month old granddaughter Kimberley Buckley all died in a house fire in Cwmbran, in Wales.
The fire had been deliberately started by Kayleigh’s controlling and abusive boyfriend – and father of Kimberley - Carl Mills who was later jailed for over 30 years for their murders. Mills groomed Kayleigh when she was just 15 years old and three statutory reports identified multiple failings in the police and social services response to the danger Mills posed. A heartbreaking story of the murder of three generations of a family and the failure of services to protect them.
This is the story of Kim, Kayleigh and Kimberley Buckley.
Information and support
- Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
- Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
- Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
- Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
- Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline
References
Family Annihilation - Hansard - UK Parliament
CWMBRAN BLAZE: Family pays tribute to Kim, Kayleigh and Kimberley Buckley | South Wales Argus
String of tragedies for fire death family - BBC News
Serious case review into fire deaths - ITV News
Police Professional | Gwent response to fire murders criticised
Gwent Police failed Carl Mills murder victims - reports - BBC News
Risk to Cwmbran fire death family was not properly understood - ITV News
Serious case review criticises social services over Cwmbran
Cwmbran fire deaths: Carl Mills jailed at least 30 years for triple murder | Crime | The Guardian
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