A SERIOUS Case Review has been launched to look into the circumstances that led to a seven-year-old girl being shot dead by her father.

Mary Shipstone was shot in the head by Yasser Alromisse in front of her house shortly before 4pm on Thursday, September 11, as she walked home from school.

Alromisse opened fire from a car parked on the driveway next to Mary's home in Northiam, East Sussex. He was later found dead at the scene in non-suspicious circumstances.

The family moved to Northiam from a women's refuge in Camber Sands after Mary's mother Lindsey Shipstone separated from her husband, who rented a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing.

A spokeswoman for East Sussex Local Safeguarding Children Board said: “Although no timescale has yet to be set, the board will aim to complete this review within six months.

“The purpose of a Serious Case Review is to establish whether there are lessons to be learned about the way organisations and professionals involved work together, and whether changes are needed to better safeguard the welfare of children and improve future practice.

“On completion of the Serious Case Review a report is published.”