Darren and Jack Williams: Rachel Williams says she feels ‘let down’ – WBNews

Media captionJack Williams, 16, was found dead six weeks after his mother, Rachel, was gunned down by her estranged husband, Darren.A domestic violence victim whose son was found dead six weeks after she was shot by her estranged husband, has spoken of how badly let down he was. Rachel Williams, who was recovering in hospital, said Jack, 16, “became a boy I didn’t recognise”. In August 2011, Darren Williams had burst into her Newport hair salon and opened fire. Hours later he was found hanged in local woodland. Six weeks later Jack’s body was found hanged in the same area. Mrs Williams said a serious case review into events leading up to the two deaths, told her what she had known all along – that the authorities had failed him. Image caption Rachel Williams said her son Jack had been failed by the system “Jack was failed, let down, the help wasn’t there that he should have had,” she told BBC Wales. “None of the agencies communicated with each other, it was a disaster from start to finish. He was badly let down by the system.” On 19 August last year Mr Williams – who police later found had an arsenal of weapons stashed at his home – burst into the Malpas Road hairdressers where his estranged wife worked and attempted to murder her. Mrs Williams was hit in the knee, while two customers – one in her 90s – were also injured. A six-hour manhunt then followed before Mr…more detail