WHEN Mary Shipstone and her mother Lyndsey moved near to Rye and away from the seven-year-old's dangerous father they should both have been safe.

And they should have been able to take that for granted.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but the failings that happened before the little girl's death at the hands of her father are staggering.

For Lyndsey deserves to see some action taken after the murderous Yasser Alromisse was passed their new address.

It was supposed to be a safe home away from the domestic violence he had perpetrated.

Great strides have been made to help victims in this country.

And Lyndsey even told police when she heard of the mistakes being made.

At that point she did not foresee what he was going to do.

Otherwise she would have never been back.

But the professionals should know the risks.

Heads will roll but at the least Lyndsey needs to hear what safeguards are being put in place. Lessons must be learnt from this.

It is difficult to understand how a father can kill his daughter but with the knowledge that this happens the authorities can and must be able to protect such vulnerable people.

Human errors can happen and therefore ways must be found to ensure they do not lead to the type of errors that saw Lyndsey's fears passed on to the wrong police team.

Mary Shipstone's story is a heartbreaking one that must not be repeated.

The bright young girl who shines out from today's front page deserved more protection and how any private investigator could have tried to help her father track them down beggars belief.