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Watchdog investigates police over Bristol explosives homicide
Watchdog investigates police over Bristol explosives homicide
<p>Avon and Somerset police’s contact with Jo Shaw and ex-partner to be scrutinised after pair died in explosion on 3 May</p><p>The death of a woman killed after her former partner forced his way into a house in Bristol with explosives is to be investigated by the police watchdog.</p><p>Jo Shaw, 35, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/man-and-ex-partner-killed-in-bristol-blast-after-he-forced-entry-into-house">sustained fatal injuries</a> in the blast in the Frenchay area of the city on 3 May. Her former partner, Ryan Kelly, 41, was also killed in the explosion.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/watchdog-investigates-police-over-bristol-explosives-homicide">Continue reading...</a>
Police contact between Jo Shaw and her ex-partner in the years before she was killed in an explosion in Bristol in May will be investigated by the police watchdog.
The IOPC said Avon and Somerset Poli...
Police contact between Jo Shaw and her ex-partner in the years before she was killed in an explosion in Bristol in May will be investigated by the police watchdog.
The IOPC said Avon and Somerset Police had last been in contact with Jo four days before her death.
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Police contact between Jo Shaw and her ex-partner in the years before she was killed in an explosion in Bristol in May will be investigated by the police watchdog.
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The IOPC said Avon and Somerset Police had last been in contact with Jo four days before her death.
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Avon and Somerset Police’s contact with Jo Shaw and ex-partner is to be scrutinised after both died in an explosion on 3 May.
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Jo Shaw's former partner, Ryan Kelly, 41, was also killed in the explosion.
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Ryan Kelly forced his way into a house in Bristol with explosives.
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Framing · 2 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“the death of a woman killed after her former partner forced his way into a house in Bristol with explosives”
→ Ryan Kelly forced his way into a house in Bristol with explosives, resulting in an explosion that killed Jo Shaw and himself.
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“Watchdog investigates police over Bristol explosives homicide”
→ The police watchdog is investigating Avon and Somerset Police regarding their contact with Jo Shaw and Ryan Kelly prior to the explosion that killed both.