A fatal accident inquiry is taking place at Hamilton Sheriff Court into the death of Joanne Gallacher, who was killed by James Kennedy.
A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death had expressed no 'violence or hostility' towards her before the fatal attack, an inquiry heard.
The court heard the level of 'extreme violence' he later used was 'nigh on impossible' to predict. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Fernandez Rodriguez met with Kennedy on a number of occasions in 2018 where he told him about his on off relationship with Gallacher. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
The doctor continued: "Extreme violence is an extremely rare occurrence and it makes it nigh on impossible to predict. There was nothing to show that he was capable of the actions that he carried out that night, nothing would indicate that. "I think Mr Kennedy could have had a very good case to challenge that decision. I can't raise alarm and significant fear without a basis."
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