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William Warnes

Killer accepts he is unfit for release and requests move to open conditions

William Dunlop was jailed for life in 2006 (Cleveland Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A murderer has withdrawn his application to be released, midway through a public parole hearing, and has instead requested he be moved to an open prison.

The hearing for William Dunlop, who strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, Co Durham, in 1989, began on Monday.

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