The Latest Breaking News from the Parole Board

Child killer Colin Pitchfork’s release from prison put on hold

Judge rules decision to release man convicted in 1988 of murdering two 15-year-old girls should be reviewed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has asked the Parole Board to reconsider a decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

The Week · Jul 4, 2023

Who is Colin Pitchfork? The child killer being considered for parole

The Lord Chancellor has asked for a review after it was deemed he was safe to be released

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023

Danny Weatherson case: Newcastle MP calls for change to prevent others from becoming trapped in prison system

Danny is set to be released 17 years after he was handed a controversial indefinite prison sentence for attempting to steal a coat and mobile phone

Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2023

Scotswood prisoner Danny Weatherson to be freed from prison 17 years after he was locked up on controversial indefinite sentence

The Parole Board agreed the 34-year-old, who was locked up as a teenager after being convicted of attempted robbery, can now finally be released

Chronicle Live · Jun 21, 2023

'My son's killer should be locked up forever - he's played the system to be freed'

Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was among the youths who viciously punched, kicked, and stamped on Ben Bellamy after luring him to the beach on Swansea seafront in 2005.

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

Brutal killer of defenceless teenage boy set to be freed leaving victim's father 'disgusted'

'I can't understand how you can take another life in the manner Ben's was taken and be given a chance to live your life,' said Ben Bellamy's father John

Wales Online · Jun 20, 2023

Mum who adopted amputee boy Tony Hudgell calls for cruelty register to protect children

Tony Hudgell was the son of birth parents Jody Simpson and Tony Smith, who inflicted such severe injuries on him - when he was just six weeks old - that his legs eventually had to be amputated

Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2023

Lord Chancellor will look ‘extremely carefully’ at Pitchfork decision

The Parole Board has ruled double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison subject to conditions.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison – Parole Board

Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023