Murderer Lawrence Bierton - who was on licence when he killed 73-year-old grandma Pauline Quinn - continues to wait to be sentenced. His Nottingham Crown Court case is listed for further mention on April 5, and he is not required to attend.
Bierton was jailed after he killed pensioners Aileen Dudhill, 79, and 72-year-old Elsie Gregory in Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, on June 25, 1995, but was allowed out on licence, and killed Mrs Quinn in Rayton Spur, Worksop, on November 9, 2021. After Bierton - then 61, and of Rayton Spur, Worksop - pleaded guilty to Mrs Quinn's murder and theft of her car keys at a court hearing in April last year, one MP led calls for an independent inquiry into why a dangerous offender was released before he went on to murder his elderly neighbour.
Since then the a Probation Service spokesperson confirmed to Nottinghamshire Live: “A serious further offence review has now been completed and it would be inappropriate to comment further until the victims have had the chance to hear the review’s findings after sentencing. This was an appalling crime and our thoughts are with Pauline Quinn’s family."
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Serious further offences by those under Probation Service supervision are incredibly rare, with fewer than 0.5% of offenders supervised by the Probation Service going on to commit serious further offences. But each one is investigated fully so the Probation Service can take action where necessary.
The Parole Board is responsible for determining whether prisoners serving life sentences are safe for release and those deemed to be are supervised by the Probation Service with strict licence conditions set by the Parole Board. The Government has announced a package of landmark reforms designed to restore public confidence in the parole system, including a tougher Parole Board release test to ensure prisoners who still pose a risk are kept behind bars and a new power for the Justice Secretary to block the release of the most dangerous offenders in the interests of public safety. More information can be found at www.gov.uk/government/news/parole-reform-to-keep-dangerous-prisoners-off-streets
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