Denise Fergus, mother of James Bulger, has felt unbearable heartbreak and disappointment since her son was snatched and tortured to death 30 years ago.
Denise, now a grandmother, deserves every ounce of sympathy and understanding shown to her. The public knows her loss is impossible for the rest of us to comprehend.
And that is precisely why, when she says she was told by Dominic Raab that one of the two killers would “not see the light of day again” under planned new laws, many will fear she could be let down again.