THE mum of a young woman who was murdered by her possessive ex-boyfriend has agreed with a report that her daughter’s death could not have been prevented.

A Domestic Homicide Review was conducted by the Basildon Community Safety Partnership into the murder of 21-year-old Laura Davies who was stabbed to death by Jordan Taylor in July 2015.

Laura’s mother Dyanne Lambert, who worked with those involved in carrying out the review, has told the Echo she agrees with the conclusion.

However, the report stated that Ms Lambert felt that Taylor could have had more mental health help in the years before the attack,

Ms Lambert, 55, of Churchill Avenue, Basildon, said: “From what I was told, he kept going through different counties and going through phases of being suicidal and then being OK.

“No one knew that had happened several times. When he came to live with my daughter, he didn’t register with a GP. It is unfortunate but there is nothing anyone could have done to prevent it from happening.”

Laura was stabbed up to 80 times by Taylor at the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society, in Pitsea, where she worked and also lived with him.

He is currently serving a life-sentence for her murder after being convicted last year.

Domestic homicide reviews are carried out to see what lessons can be learned from the death of someone which has resulted from domestic violence.

The review, which was kept anonymous by Basildon Counci to protect Laura’s family, found that no agency in Essex, or elsewhere, had any contact with Laura or Jordan in the six months prior to the murder.

It concluded that in the immediate time before the murder, there was no opportunity for it to have been prevented.

However, the report stated it was clear Jordan had a history of abusive behaviour and other issues, including suicidal tendencies, which were known to agencies outside of Essex.

The review found that if these had been challenged and worked on at the time it is possible that may have impacted his future actions and encouraged him to maintain healthy relationships in the future.

Basildon Council used the name Sarah to refer to Laura throughout the report.

Scott Logan, safety partnership chairman, said: “It is evident from the review that Sarah was not aware of the risk she faced.

"She did not recognise herself as someone in need of support from agencies.

"As a result, all agencies will be working together to ensure information on domestic abuse services reaches everyone, including young people. It is imperative that people feel confident to seek help.”