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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Margaret Davis

Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place in private

PA Media

A parole hearing for Jon Venables, one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger, will take place in private after requests to have the proceedings in public were rejected.

Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales Caroline Corby said that the panel had to respect a long-standing legal order that bans the public identification of Venables.

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