The evil monster who committed one of the most chilling child murders Greater Manchester has ever seen will be considered for release in just a few months time. Darren Vickers, now 56, kidnapped and murdered eight year old, Jamie Lavis in May 1997.
The paedophile has served his 25 year life sentence in prison and could now be released as early as February. Vickers was married with two children of his own when he abducted the school boy and sexually assaulted him after the youngster boarded the bus Vickers was driving, Manchester Evening News reports. After the crime, he befriended his victim's family, playing the role of the 'innocent' bus driver who was the last person to see the boy alive and pretended to help them find their missing son.
The eight year old who went missing on a bank holiday Monday wasn't found until two years after his disappearance. During that time, Vickers would make very public appeals on television as he urged the public to help find Jamie and took part in searches he knew were going nowhere.
