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Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer can be released from prison, parole board rules

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison subject to conditions, the Parole Board has said.

Evening Standard

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released, says Parole Board

The 62-year-old was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds

Wales Online

Evil double child-killer and rapist Colin Pitchfork cleared to walk free from prison

Colin Pitchfork was denied parole in 2016 and 2018 after being branded a danger to the public but is now set to walk free 40 years after raping and strangling 15-year-old Lynda Mann

Daily Mirror

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Parole Board directs prison release of terrorist friend of London Bridge killer

Nazam Hussain was jailed alongside Khan in 2012 after a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange.

The Independent UK

Dad who beat baby so badly he needed both legs amputated storms out of victim statement

Tony Hudgell, who has since been adopted, was just 41 days old when he suffered eight fractures to his legs and then developed life-threatening septicaemia in 2014

Daily Mirror

Heartbroken family of Rachel Callaly furious over killer Joe O'Reilly freedom bid

The victim’s elderly parents Rose and Jim are hoping to meet with the Parole Board to state their case as to why he should not be released

Dublin Live

Triple killer should be moved to open prison, Parole Board says

The final decision lies with Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.

The Independent UK

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Killer to have public parole hearing despite moaning it would give him negative thoughts

Stephen Ling stabbed Joanne Tulip 60 times before carving images including swastikas and crosses into her body in a horrific attack at his home in Northumberland

Daily Mirror

Northumberland Christmas Day killer who stabbed woman 60 times will have parole hearing heard in public

Stephen Ling opposed a public hearing, saying that it may trigger 'negative thoughts' for him

Chronicle Live

'Positive reports and remorse' - how schoolgirl's torture gang killer talked his way out of jail

"He and the other murderers of Suzanne were guilty of a crime every bit as horrific as the Moors Murders."

Manchester Evening News

Serial rapist Andrew Barlow recalled to prison months after failed bid to block release

‘Offenders are subject to tough licence conditions and when they breach them, we do not hesitate to return them to custody’

The Independent UK

'Coronation Street rapist' with 13 life sentences back in jail 6 WEEKS after release

Andrew Barlow was given 11 life sentences in 1988 for raping 11 women and two more in 2010 and 2017 when he was linked to two more through advances in DNA technology

Daily Mirror

Twisted rapist jailed for 34 years for series of sex attacks back in prison six weeks after release

Andrew Barlow was originally handed 13 life sentences for his sickening crimes.

Daily Record

Serial rapist recalled to prison months after failed bid to block release

Andrew Barlow, 67, from Bolton in Lancashire, was released after serving more than 34 years in jail for a string of rapes in the 1980s.

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Manchester Evening News

Serial rapist handed 13 life sentences for his despicable crimes is back in jail after six WEEKS

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Longmire is back in jail just weeks after the Parole Board deemed him fit for release

Daily Mirror

Gang who tortured and killed tragic teen all set to be released from prison

Suzanne, just 16 at the time, was tortured and beaten to death in a sickening crime that shocked the nation - with a 22-day trial in 1993 reducing a jury to tears before four people were convicted of. murder

Daily Record

Tortured teen's killers soon to all be free as fourth murderer due for release

Suzanne Capper's torture and death was so horrific, the 22-day trial reduced jurors to tears

Manchester Evening News

Suzanne, 16, was tortured, beaten and set on fire in a murder that horrified the nation. All of her murderers will soon be back on the streets

Glyn Powell had been jailed for life in 1993 for the murder of Suzanne Capper

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The Independent UK

Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

The Independent UK

Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.

Daily Mirror

Mum who adopted amputee Tony Hudgell to get OBE on same day boy's abuser seeks parole

Tony’s father Anthony Smith and birth mum Jody Simpson were jailed for 10 years for abusing him so badly he needed both legs amputating and now Smith seeks prison release

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Mizen's parents keep tragic collection of son's bloodstained belongings

Jake Fahri will soon face the Parole Board and learn whether he is to be released. He killed the 16-year-old at a cafe in 2008 in a crime that shocked the country

Manchester Evening News

All these men made big mistakes. But are we punishing them too much?

"How can anyone build the life they want to live when they have to live under a state of perpetual anxiety and limbo?"

Daily Mirror

Son of 'Patrick Mackay's victim' says serial killer 'needs to stay locked up'

Patrick Mackay has been in jail for 47 years after being convicted of three murders - and Victor Davies, who is convinced his mum Ivy also died at the killer's hands, said he must remain in jail

The Independent UK

Killer affected by Helen’s Law told he will face public parole hearing

Glyn Razzell will face a two-day public hearing beginning on August 24.

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