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Their daughter Jessica suffered minor injuries when she was accidentally hit by a piece of flying crockery. PC Bluestone locked his wife out of their house and the police were called after his wife raised the alarm. Her husband refused to leave the house and was arrested and taken to a police station.No charges were brought after his wife refused to pursue the case, but an advisory file was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service. No disciplinary procedures were brought against PC Bluestone.Following the incident social workers from Kent county council visited the family and questioned the children and parents, but decided after several weeks that no further action was necessary.On the night of the triple murder the husband and wife were heard having another row. Of the surviving children Jessica is currently staying with relatives and Jack is in a stable condition in hospital with head injuries.Neighbours and friends have described the family as a happy one and the police officer as a devoted father.

Their former childminder, Julia Williams, 34, who looked after the children from February 1999 to last November said on Thursday: “They seemed to be the perfect family.”John Robb, chief executive of Basildon Council, said: “Jill was highly regarded by her colleagues at the council. She was a dedicated professional who always put her family first.”. A terminally-ill woman today won the first round of a legal battle to establish that her husband should have the right to help her die. A terminally-ill woman today won the first round of a legal battle to establish that her husband should have the right to help her die.

Diane Pretty, 42, was granted permission by a High Court judge to challenge a refusal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, to rule out taking action against her husband of 25 years, Brian, if he helps her take her own life. Mr Justice Silber, sitting in London, said he wanted the full hearing to be held as soon as possible. Mrs Pretty, from Luton, Bedfordshire, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease – which is untreatable – in 1999, and is now confined to a wheelchair She burst into tears as the judge announced his decision. Mr Justice Silber granted Mrs Pretty permission to apply for judicial review of the DPP’s decision, given in a letter on August 8, refusing to give an undertaking not to prosecute Mr Pretty if he assists her commit suicide.

Giving his ruling today the judge described the facts of the case as “tragic”. He said his function at today’s proceedings was to see if Mrs Pretty’s application should proceed to a full hearing. “I can only do that if I am satisfied that there is an arguable case. I have had the benefit not only of oral submissions but written submissions. “Having considered these submissions I come to the conclusion that the claim of this claimant does reach the threshold which would enable permission to be granted.” Earlier, Mrs Pretty’s counsel, Philip Havers QC, told the judge about the plight of the mother-of-two, who is suffering from a “terrible” wasting disease. She sat at the front of the courtroom in her wheelchair next to her husband, and listened as Mr Havers opened her case.