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| Bulger murderer returned to jail | |
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| One of James Bulger's killers has been returned to prison after he breached the terms of his release. | One of James Bulger's killers has been returned to prison after he breached the terms of his release. |
| Jon Venables, 27, is back in jail after being released on life licence in 2001. | Jon Venables, 27, is back in jail after being released on life licence in 2001. |
| He was detained with his friend Robert Thompson for the horrific murder of the two-year-old toddler in Bootle, Liverpool, in 1993. | |
| The Ministry of Justice said: "We can confirm that Jon Venables has been recalled to custody following a breach of licence conditions." | The Ministry of Justice said: "We can confirm that Jon Venables has been recalled to custody following a breach of licence conditions." |
| Details of the nature of the breach were not released. | Details of the nature of the breach were not released. |
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| Both Thompson and Venables were given new identities when they were released after serving eight years for the little boy's murder. | Both Thompson and Venables were given new identities when they were released after serving eight years for the little boy's murder. |
| On February 13, 1993, they abducted James from a shopping centre in Bootle and killed him on a railway line. | On February 13, 1993, they abducted James from a shopping centre in Bootle and killed him on a railway line. |
| The toddler's battered body was found by children playing on a freight railway line near Walton Lane police station, Liverpool. | The toddler's battered body was found by children playing on a freight railway line near Walton Lane police station, Liverpool. |
| He had been beaten to death with bricks and an iron bar. | |
| The two 10-year-old killers were arrested days later and became the youngest to be charged with murder in the 20th Century. | The two 10-year-old killers were arrested days later and became the youngest to be charged with murder in the 20th Century. |
| Eight months later they were convicted following a 17-day trial at Preston Crown Court and ordered to be detained at at Her Majesty's pleasure. |