Yvonne Davies and Andrew Francis Davies · Prevention of Future Deaths report

On 16th January 2015 I commenced investigations into the deaths of Yvonne Davies dob 13th June 1968 and Andrew Francis Davies dob 9th October 1969. The investigations concluded on the 24th June 2015 and the conclusion in relation to Yvonne Davies was one of “Unlawfully killed” and of Andrew Davies was one of “Took his own life”. The medical cause of death of Yvonne Davies was 1a Stab wounds to the neck and the medical cause of death of Andrew Davies was 1a Hanging.

Andrew Davies was under the impression that his wife was having a sexual relationship with another man and so he stabbed her in the neck and beat her over the head with a hammer. He then went to the loft hatch in their house and he hanged himself from the loft.

1. The person with whom Mrs Davies was alleged to be having an affair, is a serving GM police officer (he admitted the affair in evidence) and despite the fact that he was off-duty, he was first to the scene of these deaths and using powers under the Police and Criminal evidence Act he broke in to the house. He then proceeded to move around the house, using the sleeve of his pullover when opening doors. By so doing he contaminated the scene for DNA etc.

2. Even when the first two on-duty police officers arrived, he did not remove himself from the property but continued moving around and entered the kitchen area where the body of the wife lay.

3. Neither of the first two attending officers secured the scene and removed their off-duty colleague from the house.