An MP is leading calls for an independent inquiry into why a dangerous offender was released before murdering his elderly neighbour. Lawrence Bierton pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, April 1, to the murder of 73-year-old grandma Pauline Quinn after he killed her in Rayton Spur, Worksop, on Tuesday, November 9, last year.
Bierton had been allowed out on licence after killing two pensioners in Rotherham - he was released in 2020. He had murdered 79-year-old Eileen Dudhill and 72-year-old Elsie Gregory back in 1995. While further details of Bierton's most recent crimes will not be heard in court until later this year, the court was told that the probation service were aware of Bierton's address in Worksop before Mrs Quinn was killed in her home.
The judge said an inquest will look at other wider issues - he also asked for a report to explain how it was the defendant came to be living next door to Mrs Quinn and a report to deal generally with Bierton's performance and compliance with the conditions of his parole licence. That will come from an offender management unit.
