A convicted killer from the North East must have his parole hearing heard in public despite moaning that it might trigger 'negative thoughts' for him.
Stephen Ling murdered Joanne Tulip in an 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. But that offence was allowed to lie on file by the trial judge because the murder was the more serious charge.
