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James Bulger killer John Venables to be given parole hearing

  • Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger, has been granted a two-day parole hearing after serving eight years for the murder.
  • Venables and Robert Thompson, both ten years old at the time, were given life sentences for the murder of the two-year-old in 1993, but were released on licence with new identities in 2001.
  • Venables, now 40, has been in and out of prison for possessing indecent images of children, serving a 40-month sentence and being jailed again in 2017.
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BBC NewsBBC News

James Bulger killer Jon Venables granted parole hearing

Venables, who killed toddler James Bulger in 1993, was jailed for having child abuse images in 2017.

3 months ago·United Kingdom
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The GuardianThe Guardian

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 NovemberThe child killer Jon Venables will make a fresh attempt to be released from prison at a parole hearing in November.Venables and his schoolfriend, Robert Thompson, were both 10 when they murdered two-year-old James Bulger after taking him from his mother’s side in a shopping centre in Merseyside in 1993. Continue reading...

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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The IndependentThe Independent

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

James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables could be released from prison by Christmas after he was granted a rare parole board hearing.

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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Daily ExpressDaily Express

James Bulger's killer Jon Venables could be freed by Christmas

Venables and Robert Thompson were 10 when they snatched two-year-old James from a shopping centre.

3 months ago·United Kingdom
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Daily MirrorDaily Mirror

James Bulger's killer Jon Venables gets rare 2-day hearing in 'free by Christmas' bid

Jon Venables was recalled to prison twice for possessing indecent images of children. He now faces a parole board to decide his fate

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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Independent.ieIndependent.ie

Jamie Bulger killer Jon Venables to face two-day parole hearing

Child killer Jon Venables is to face a two-day parole hearing, which could potentially see him released from prison before the end of the year.

3 months ago·Ireland
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