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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

The Independent UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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”.

The Independent UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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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.

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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’

The Guardian - UK

James Bulger’s mother in ‘shock’ over prospect of Jon Venables being freed

Venables, 41, was jailed in 2017 for possession of child abuse images and will have a parole hearing in November

Evening Standard

Jon Venables: James Bulger killer granted parole hearing which could see him released from jail by Christmas

Parole hearing will take place on 14 and 15 November

The Guardian - UK

James Bulger killer Jon Venables granted parole hearing

Parole Board confirms that Venables, who was turned down for parole in 2020, has been listed for review in November

The Independent UK

Child killer Jon Venables to face two-day parole hearing

The hearing is scheduled for November 14 and 15.

The Independent UK

James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables could be free by Christmas as parole board grants hearing

James Bulger’s brother previously spoke of his desire to keep Venables behind bars

Evening Standard

James Bulger’s mother slams ‘sick’ TikTok video of her murdered son

James was tortured and killed by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson after being snatched from a shopping centre in Merseyside in 1993

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