A convicted killer must have his parole hearing heard in public despite moaning that it might trigger 'negative thoughts' for him.
Stephen Ling murdered Joanne Tulip in a horrific attack at his home in Stamfordham, Northumberland on Christmas Day, 1997.
He stabbed her 60 times before carving images including swastikas and crosses into her body. Ling, who was 23 at the time of the killing, admitted raping 29-year-old Joanne.
