Darren and Jack Williams: IPCC and case review reports due – WBNews

Reports are to shed light on the case of a gunman found hanged after trying to kill his wife, and follow-up care for their son, who died weeks later. Darren Williams, 45, was found dead after shooting his estranged wife Rachel and injuring two other women in a Newport hair salon in August 2011. Their son, Jack, 16, was found hanged in the same woodland six weeks later. A serious case review and Independent Police Complaints Commission reports are published separately on Wednesday. Mr Williams’ shotgun rampage aimed at his estranged wife, Rachel, sparked a six-hour operation in Newport involving armed police which ended when his body was discovered at nearby Brynglas woods. Gwent Police referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which has looked at events leading up to Mr Williams’ death. Image caption Jack Williams self-harmed days after his father died and was himself found dead six weeks later After his death, it emerged Mr Williams was jailed for four months in 2004 after police discovered what was described as an arsenal of weapons at his home in Newport. It included a stun gun, a .22 pistol, a machete, a hunting knife, canisters of CS gas and bullets. Almost six weeks after his death, the body of his son was found in the same location as his was discovered. Jack Williams, a former pupil at Newport High School, had been staying with his father’s sister while his mother was in hospital recovering from her husband’s…more detail