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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Lyell Tweed

Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger reveals killer may never be freed under new plans

The mother of James Bulger has revealed one of his killers may never be freed under new parole rules. Denise Fergus has said that the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, has promised her a new bill would keep Jon Venables, who has reoffended twice, behind bars.

Raab's Reform Bill would keep Venables in jail in a move called 'historic' by James' mum. Denise has also recently spoken to a police forensic psychologist who worked on the case in 1993 which has brought her further comfort.

Professor Paul Britton revealed told her he did not think Venables and Robert Thompson's attack on two-year-old James was sexually motivated. He also told her the killers age, both 10 at the time, was not an excuse for their actions.

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