A 21-year-old suspected of murdering three members of his family had a troubled family life and had struggled with his mothers' alcoholism, it has been claimed.
Jed Allen, a former Oxford University groundsman, is been hunted by police following the murders of his half sister, Derin, six, his mother, Janet Jordon, 48 and her partner, Philip Howard.
All three bodies were found at the family home in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Saturday evening. They are believed to have been stabbed.
As a major manhunt involving 120 officers continued in Oxford and Didcot on Monday, a former girlfriend wrote on Facebook that he had "always had family issues and anger problems".
The family's former landlady shed led light on Mr Allen's difficult upbringing.
And she claimed that two of Ms Jordon's other children were put up for adoption as a result of her alcoholism.
Jane Ilott, a former mayoress of Kidlington, who rented a property to the Jordon family, told the Telegraph: "She had a problem with drink. She wasn't an aggressive drunk but just wasn't herself.
"Jed would often come round and say to me 'Mummy has been drinking but don't tell her I told you because I will get in trouble'.
"One time my son had to go in through the window because we were at the door and could see her but she wasn't opening it.
"Another time we found her fallen on the patio alongside her baby and we were worried that she had dropped it."
Mrs Ilott said that when the council stopped paying Ms Jordon's rent, she let her live rent-free until she found somewhere else.
She added: "Jed was never unkind, always polite but sometimes tense. He was smiley, tall and very handsome.
"It must have impacted on him when two of Jan's children were adopted.
"He would have had a very difficult time back then. He did seem on edge and a little bit stressed."
Ms Jordon began to rent from the Ilotts in August 2004, moving to another of their properties in October 2005 where they stayed until 2006.
An undated correspondence between Mrs Jordon's mother, Heather Jordon, and Mrs Ilott, seen by the Daily Telegraph, apologises for an incident involving alcohol.
"An apology to you all for Jan's behaviour all round on Tuesday afternoon. I am absolutely gobsmacked by her and ashamed," it says.
"She was way out of order making a spectacle of herself.
"I am so sorry for that particularly as your grandchildren were there."
Margaret Davies from Didcot town council, for which Mr Allen worked as an apprentice gardener, described him as calm and normal.
She said: "He's worked for a couple of years for Didcot Town Council and has been calm, has been working in the parks and has been fine. Studying at Abingdon and Witney College - a normal person."
Meanwhile, a cousin of Mr Allen has urged him to give himself up to police.
Tyler Clarke told The Sun: "No-one can believe what has happened.
"The first thing I knew about it was when I saw it on the news. We just want to know why."
"If we could send a message to Jed it would be, 'Give yourself up'."
Mr Allen's Instagram profile, which is named Mr Meat Tank, reveals his interest in bodybuilding and comic book characters.
He attended Marlborough School in Woodstock and Abingdon and Witney College, where he studied for an NVQ Level 1 and 2 in horticulture.
Oxford University Parks, which was closed to the public on Sunday as police combed the 70-acre grounds, was reopened as the search area widened on Monday.
Speaking at a press briefing, Detective Superintendent Chris Ward from Thames Valley Police warned the public not to approach the suspect, describing the incident as a "tragic and sad event".
Mr Allen has a distinctive spider tattoo on his left hand and is described as white and of large build. Det Supt Ward emphasised the need to find him as soon as possible.
It is understood that the school attended by six-year-old Derin will be open on Monday for friends and parents to meet to support one another.
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