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Who was James Bulger and what happened to his killers?

James Bulger was two years old when he was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside

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James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest bid for freedom heard by Parole Board

Fresh hearing for child murderer once again ‘reopens unimaginable trauma’ for James’s loved ones

The Independent UK

Jon Venables, Now 43, Granted New Parole Hearing — and Still Protected by Lifelong Anonymity

Jon Venables, convicted of the 1993 murder of James Bulger, has been granted another parole review, reigniting debate over public safety, rehabilitation and lifelong anonymity more than 30 years after the crime.

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James Bulger killer set for latest parole bid for freedom

Jon Venables will have his case heard by parole chiefs more than two years after his last appeal.

Evening Standard

Labour must raise the age of criminal responsibility

Letter: Prof Roger Evans supports Lady Hale’s view that prosecuting children under 14 is wrong

The Guardian - UK

This Week in History: A poisoned spy, street revolutions and the death of Castro

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James Bulger's killer could walk free from prison again in a few months

If his request is approved, Venables could be free in the Autumn

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UK’s ‘youngest knife killers’ have murder sentences increased at Court of Appeal

The two boys became the youngest defendants convicted of murder since the killers of James Bulger in 1993.

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EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella ‘alarmed’ as politicians overlook knife crime epidemic in election debate

Exclusive: Bereaved families have called for leaders to put the knife crime epidemic at top of agenda, warning more lives will be lost

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Wolverhampton guilty verdicts raise issue of naming child killers

Some believe naming convicted children acts as deterrent, while others say it could glorify horrific acts

The Guardian - UK

Parents of machete attack victim Shawn Seesahai pay tribute to ‘loving’ teen killed by 12-year-olds

Suresh and Maneshwary Seesahai issued a warning on knife crime, saying: ‘If we don't pay attention, this will keep happening.’

Evening Standard

Why judge allowed teenagers who murdered Brianna Ghey to be named

Lifting restriction on identifying Girl X and Boy Y is testament to barbarity of crime and urgent public interest

The Guardian - UK

Jurors convicting Brianna Ghey’s killers didn’t need to know why they did it. But we do

Fears of stoking a culture war must not stop society asking what drove two teenagers to commit this appalling murder, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

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Evening Standard

James Bulger's mother 'celebrating' after her son's killer Jon Venables has parole bid rejected

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

Evening Standard

James Bulger killer refused prison release by Parole Board

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

The Independent UK

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to remain behind bars after bid for freedom rejected

Child killer Jon Venables has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail, with the panel ruling that it was “not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public”.

Evening Standard

Decision on James Bulger killer Jon Venables parole hearing delayed by two weeks

The 41-year-old could be released just before Christmas

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The Independent UK

Decision on release of James Bulger killer delayed

A spokeswoman for James’s mother said the decision of a Parole Board panel has been put back by two weeks.

The Independent UK

What happened to James Bulger? The disturbing child murder and its troubled aftermath

Toddler led away from mother at Bootle shopping centre before being killed by railway line by two 10-year-old assailants on 12 February 1993, one of the most shocking crimes in recent British history, Joe Sommerlad reports

The Independent UK

Private parole hearing for one of killers of James Bulger to begin

The mother of the toddler murdered in 1993 has said Jon Venables should be kept behind bars.

The Independent UK

James Bulger’s mother’s plea as son’s killer Jon Venables makes parole bid for freedom

Jon Venables has been jailed on two occasions following the 1993 charge for murdering James Bulger

Evening Standard

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

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently serving a jail sentence for possessing indecent images of children

The Independent UK

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

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently serving a jail sentence for possessing indecent images of children.

Evening Standard

James Bulger’s mother in ‘state of shock’ over killer’s parole hearing

Denise Fergus said her son’s killer Jon Venables is ‘one of the biggest dangers to our country’

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