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| Road-rage killer Kenneth Noye to be released from prison | Road-rage killer Kenneth Noye to be released from prison |
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| The road-rage killer Kenneth Noye is to be freed from prison after serving 19 years, the parole board has said. | The road-rage killer Kenneth Noye is to be freed from prison after serving 19 years, the parole board has said. |
| The 71-year-old, who is at Standford Hill open prison in Kent, was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years in 2000. | The 71-year-old, who is at Standford Hill open prison in Kent, was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years in 2000. |
| A spokeswoman said a parole board panel concluded he no longer represented a significant risk to the public. “We can confirm that a panel of the parole board has directed the release of Kenneth Noye following an oral hearing,” she said. | A spokeswoman said a parole board panel concluded he no longer represented a significant risk to the public. “We can confirm that a panel of the parole board has directed the release of Kenneth Noye following an oral hearing,” she said. |
| She added: “Parole board decisions are solely focused on whether someone would represent a significant risk to the public after release. The panel will have carefully looked at a whole range of evidence, including details of the original evidence and any evidence of behaviour change.” | She added: “Parole board decisions are solely focused on whether someone would represent a significant risk to the public after release. The panel will have carefully looked at a whole range of evidence, including details of the original evidence and any evidence of behaviour change.” |
| The decision means Noye will be released within about three months. | The decision means Noye will be released within about three months. |
| He was convicted of murder in April 2000 after fatally stabbing Stephen Cameron, a 21-year-old electrician, in an attack on the M25 in Kent in 1996. | He was convicted of murder in April 2000 after fatally stabbing Stephen Cameron, a 21-year-old electrician, in an attack on the M25 in Kent in 1996. |
| Noye then went on the run to Spain, claiming he could not get a fair trial in the UK, before being extradited back to Britain and convicted. | Noye then went on the run to Spain, claiming he could not get a fair trial in the UK, before being extradited back to Britain and convicted. |
| He had previously been acquitted by a jury after stabbing an undercover police officer to death in 1985. After hearing his dogs bark he found DC John Fordham camouflaged in his garden, and said he stabbed him in self-defence. | He had previously been acquitted by a jury after stabbing an undercover police officer to death in 1985. After hearing his dogs bark he found DC John Fordham camouflaged in his garden, and said he stabbed him in self-defence. |
| The following year he was jailed for handling stolen gold from the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery near Heathrow airport. | The following year he was jailed for handling stolen gold from the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery near Heathrow airport. |
| Earlier this week, Cameron’s father, Ken, expressed dismay at the prospect of Noye’s release. He told the Sun: “All we ever wanted was justice. Life should mean life for him. The only way Noye should be allowed out is in a wooden box.” | |
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