A man whose pregnant wife and unborn child were killed in a flat fire says he "feels no anger" towards the man responsible.
Khabi Abrey, 30, died two days after paranoid schizophrenic Lillo Troisi, now 53, started a blaze outside her flat in Essex in 2016.
A coroner ruled earlier this month that the mum-to-be had been killed unlawfully - but her partner says he holds no grudges, reports Essex Live.
The inquest at Essex coroner's court also found there were "systemic failures" in the management of Troisi's condition by healthcare professionals.
But Stuart Abrey said: "Mr Troisi is a paranoid schizophrenic with a previous conviction of arson.
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"Khabi and I were support workers for people with mental health issues. Why wasn't someone like us supporting him?
"I feel no anger towards Mr Troisi and have reached out to him and his family to say this. He and his family just couldn't get the help they needed."
Stuart has written a book entitled ‘The Comforter by Judah JAH Love‘ in memory of his lost loved ones and described the struggle of having to live without Khabi and his unborn child.
He said: “No one should experience the pain I now live with.
"The best part of me was killed that night.
"It is very hard to think about the future when getting through each day is a struggle against feeling so sad and sick.
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“What keeps me going is knowing that in truth, they are alive and well, somewhere, just beyond my view.
"I get signs from them both all the time which I have documented in my book. This proves to me that there is no end to life or love."
At the inquest, coroner Sean Horstead concluded that the fire in Westcliff-on-Sea could have been prevented if Troisi had been put back on the monthly injections which had kept him healthy for five years.
The court heard that prior to a move to Essex in January 2015, Troisi's mental health had been stable for around five years from receiving a monthly clopixol injection.
However, following his move from Enfield to Southend-on-Sea, and despite his request for a continuation of the injections, Troisi, a schizophrenic for 25 years, had his medication changed to tablets.
In the ensuing year, "multiple errors" by health care professionals meant Troisi was not put back onto monthly injections, including a rejected referral and a reduction in the tablets he was given - which he was not taking.
Coroner Horstead concluded that this meant the fire was preventable and said: "Had [Troisi] received that intervention at that point in February 2015, on the balance of probabilities I’m of the view that his mental health would have remained stable and in the ensuing months and year.
“It’s clear that in that context the relapse of his severe mental issue of paranoid schizophrenia, I believe on the balance of probabilities the setting of the fire would not have occurred, had an early and appropriate review taken place.
"Had that course of action been followed and the fire had not been set, then Khabi would not have died.”
Commenting on the conclusion, Stuart said: “During the 18 months prior to the fire, the council, GPs and mental health services didn't respond to concerns repeatedly raised by myself and Mr Troisi's family.
"Plus some mistakes were made by people who seem, otherwise, very diligent and caring professionals.
“If money wasn't so scarce, the aforementioned would have had more time, training, resources and staff. I believe money was the root of this evil.
"I do not hold any grudge against those professionals involved, but if someone like this is to be integrated safely into society there needs to be continuous care and supervision, with any issues being promptly responded to."
Stuart added that he was pleased "positive changes" have been made since the time of Khabi's death to ensure someone like Troisi "would not slip through the gaps".
Michael Hardacre, a lawyer at Slater and Gordon who acted for Mr Abrey, added: “This heartbreaking and tragic case raises serious concern about how mental health patients are cared for and treated in the community.
“The coroner confirmed today what Stuart had feared all along; that a number of very serious and inexplicable mistakes were made, not only by Lillo Troisi’s GP, but also the local mental health team, who should have ensured that he was properly treated for his longstanding mental illness.
"The coroner found today that if he had been properly treated, he would have been stable on his regular medication, that he would not have set the fire and Khabi and her unborn baby would be alive today”.
