Britain's most dangerous prisoner Charles Bronson has told his ex-wife he is confident he will walk free from jail, the Mirror can reveal.
After almost 50 years inside, the 70-year-old HMP Woodhill inmate will hear later this week whether his latest bid for parole has been a success.
But he told his ex-wife, Irene Dunroe, 70, that he expects to be held for a short while longer before he is freed, with an electronic tag and under curfew.
Irene, who was married to Bronson before he was jailed and still calls him by his former name Mick Peterson, said: “A Bentley car is going to come and pick him up when the day comes.
“It’s going to take him straight to the greasiest spoon cafe he can find so he can have a double breakfast of everything – double sausage, double egg.”
Irene said they had joked that he could live in her garden shed.
She said: “I said, ‘I can lock you in every night and let you out in the morning so you feel more at home’.”
Last month, Bronson, who was 22 when he was first jailed in 1974 for armed robbery, begged parole chiefs to set him free despite admitting nine rooftop protests and 11 hostage sieges.
The hearing was told Bronson suffers from PTSD because of his “brutal” treatment in prison.
Irene said: “Mick is not a terrorist, rapist or murderer or paedophile. His crimes of violence are because he was getting violently treated.
“He has got stab wounds all over his back, one attack he was on life support, he was going to die. He has got to get out. In these last years he hasn’t had any violent treatment and he has behaved.”
Bronson plans to pursue a career as an artist when he gets out.
Irene said: “He’s going to do loads of painting and he can’t wait to go to an art shop and pick paints and brushes.
“He’s going to spend 12 months selling his work and doing an exhibition. He’s hoping to get the money to get a little cottage in the countryside.
“He wants two dogs, Ronnie and Reggie, so he can go on nice, long walks.
“That’s all he wants. He is not going to cause any trouble. He’s too old.”
