Ministers were last night told of systematic failures and a catalogue of errors which led to the brutal murder of David Burrows by Mirfield man Gavin Hogg.

Hogg killed the 36-year-old and stabbed two other members of his family in Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, in a frenzied attack in September 2005 after a long-running feud.

Mr Burrows' father Darrell and uncle Clive Hoyland received serious wounds which put them in hospital for weeks. The attack took place less than 24 hours after Hogg was convicted of common assault on Darrell Burrows.

The family of hauliers had previously been threatened and assaulted by Hogg, who repaired cars nearby, amid disputes over land and litter.

And last night Batley and Spen MP Mike Wood told MPs how a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPPC) recorded a number of failings.

It revealed police were told of Hogg's threats to kill Darrell Burrows by a witness but were unable to secure a statement to that effect.

The Labour MP said police were involved in the developing row between Hogg, of Wellhouse Lane, and Mr Burrows on at least seven occasions and "yet a man loses his life and several families are devastated".

He said: "The family especially wish to see changes in the way police handle situations of escalating violence and in the interface between police and the Crown Prosecution service.

"Because the family believe, I think with good reason, that if both these bodies had operated differently their relative would still be alive."

Mr Wood added: "Does the need to clear cases get in the way of oversight which could be more proactive?"

Mr Wood said warning signs were clear: "His life was under threat - in this case Darrell Burrows told the officer he saw on the morning of the murder that if action wasn't taken there would be a fatality."

Mr McNulty said he would send a copy of the debate to West Yorkshire Police and the IPCC.

Hogg was found hanged in his cell at Leeds Prison last February.