A thug convicted for his part in the notorious murder of a Warrington dad has had a proposed move to an open prison blocked by the government. Garry Newlove, 47, was savagely beaten in front of his terrified young daughters.
Three teenagers were convicted of kicking to death the dad-of-three. Mr Newlove, 47, a sales manager originally from Salford, had run barefoot from his Warrington home to challenge them about damage to vehicles in the street.
The yobs surrounded him, launching a barrage of punches until he fell to the ground with a knee in his back. Mr Newlove's head was kicked "like a football" in front of his daughters Zoe, 18, and Amy, 12. He died two days later from a head injury. The 2007 crime shocked the country.
