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| M25 road rage killer Kenneth Noye will not be freed from jail | M25 road rage killer Kenneth Noye will not be freed from jail |
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| Road rage killer Kenneth Noye has been told he will not be released from jail on licence, the Parole Board has said. | Road rage killer Kenneth Noye has been told he will not be released from jail on licence, the Parole Board has said. |
| However, a panel has recommended to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) that he is suitable for a move to open conditions. | However, a panel has recommended to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) that he is suitable for a move to open conditions. |
| It is up to the MoJ whether or not to accept the recommendation. | It is up to the MoJ whether or not to accept the recommendation. |
| Being moved to an open prison is the first stage of the process that usually leads to release. Noye, 68, is entitled to another hearing within two years. | Being moved to an open prison is the first stage of the process that usually leads to release. Noye, 68, is entitled to another hearing within two years. |
| Noye was jailed for life for the road rage murder of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in 1996 during a fight on an M25 slip road at Swanley in Kent. | |
| He went on the run after the killing but was captured in Spain in 1998 and jailed in 2000. | He went on the run after the killing but was captured in Spain in 1998 and jailed in 2000. |
| His minimum term was set at 16 years in 2002 by the then Home Secretary David Blunkett. | |
| Mr Cameron's father Ken said he and his wife Toni were devastated by the recommendation to move Noye to an open prison. | Mr Cameron's father Ken said he and his wife Toni were devastated by the recommendation to move Noye to an open prison. |
| "We wanted him to stay behind bars to pay the price for what he has done," he said. | "We wanted him to stay behind bars to pay the price for what he has done," he said. |
| "If he goes to open conditions we both believe that he will be gone and I don't think they will ever find him a second time. | "If he goes to open conditions we both believe that he will be gone and I don't think they will ever find him a second time. |
| "He has never shown any remorse for murdering Stephen. | "He has never shown any remorse for murdering Stephen. |
| "He left him dying in the gutter and fled to Spain. He has no regard for human life whatsoever." | |
| Brink's-Mat raid | Brink's-Mat raid |
| The parole board met earlier this month to consider a request from Noye to be released from Wayland Prison in Norfolk. | The parole board met earlier this month to consider a request from Noye to be released from Wayland Prison in Norfolk. |
| He became one of Britain's most notorious criminals through his involvement in the £26m Brink's-Mat raid in 1983 - one of the UK's biggest robberies. | He became one of Britain's most notorious criminals through his involvement in the £26m Brink's-Mat raid in 1983 - one of the UK's biggest robberies. |
| Six armed men posed as security guards and stole 6,800 gold bars from a warehouse at Heathrow Airport. | Six armed men posed as security guards and stole 6,800 gold bars from a warehouse at Heathrow Airport. |
| During the police investigation, undercover officer Det Con John Fordham was stabbed to death in the grounds of Noye's mansion in West Kingsdown, Kent in 1985. | During the police investigation, undercover officer Det Con John Fordham was stabbed to death in the grounds of Noye's mansion in West Kingsdown, Kent in 1985. |
| Noye was cleared of murder on the grounds of self defence, but jailed for 14 years for handling stolen bullion. | Noye was cleared of murder on the grounds of self defence, but jailed for 14 years for handling stolen bullion. |
| The Parole Board said the Secretary of State was under no obligation to follow its recommendation for the move to an open prison. | The Parole Board said the Secretary of State was under no obligation to follow its recommendation for the move to an open prison. |
| It said that in considering its recommendation, the board assessed the risks and benefits of such a move, with the emphasis on risk to the public. | It said that in considering its recommendation, the board assessed the risks and benefits of such a move, with the emphasis on risk to the public. |