Melissa Mathieson murder: Family says questions need answering

The family of a woman, 18, who was strangled by a man psychiatrists consider has abnormal sexual desires, say many questions remain about her care.

Jason Conroy, 18, has been found guilty of murdering Melissa Mathieson at the residential care home in Bristol where they both lived.

Outside the city's crown court, the family paid tribute to Miss Mathieson whom they described as "a gentle, kind and lovely girl".

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