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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

Colin Pitchfork parole hearing will not be held in public after ‘fresh allegations’

A mugshot of Colin Pitchfork
Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 for raping and strangling Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, both 15, released in September 2021 and recalled two months later. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The parole hearing for Colin Pitchfork, who was convicted of raping and murdering two teenagers, will no longer be held in public due to “unforeseeable developments including fresh allegations”.

The Parole Board said on Thursday the allegations were “in respect of relatively recent conduct” and apologised for the “increased stress” on the families of the victims. It is unclear what the allegations refer to.

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