James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables is to be granted a parole hearing later this year that could see him freed by the end of this year.
Venables, now 40, and Robert Thompson, 39, were both ten years old when they kidnapped, tortured and killed James Bolger before leaving his mutilated body by a railway line in Liverpool 30 years ago.The killers were released in 2001 on licence for life, but Venables has been recalled to prison twice, in 2010 and 2017 after he was found to be in possession of indecent images of children.
"Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing. Jamie’s mother Denise Fergus said: “If you let him free, you could be ruining the lives of another family like ours. Under plans in the Victims and Prisoners Bill, public safety will become the sole priority in considering the release of repeat offenders, overtaking the rights of inmates.
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