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'No release' for Yorkshire Ripper 'No release' for Yorkshire Ripper
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said there were "no circumstances" in which Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe would be released from prison. Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said there are "no circumstances" in which Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could be released from prison.
He was answering a question in the Commons from Tory MP Julie Kirkbride on behalf of one of her constituents who was one of Sutcliffe's victims. He was answering a question in the Commons from Tory MP Julie Kirkbride on behalf of one of her constituents, a relative of one of Sutcliffe's victims.
He said that based on the evidence he had seen "there are no circumstances in which this man will be released". Sutcliffe, 63, who murdered 13 women across northern England, has begun a legal bid to limit his time in jail.
Sutcliffe, 63, has begun a legal process to limit his time in jail. He was given 20 life terms in 1981 for the murders and seven other attacks.
Ms Kirkbride, who represents Bromsgrove, in Worcestershire, said her constituent wanted reassurance that Sutcliffe "will never be let out of prison for his heinous crimes".
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He was given 20 life terms in 1981 for murdering 13 women and attacking seven others in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Mr Straw answered: "I would like to provide that reassurance... ultimately that decision would be a matter for the parole board and the courts and maybe for mental health tribunals.
"But I say to you, and through you to your constituent, that all the evidence that I have seen on this case, and it's a great deal, suggests to me that there are no circumstances in which this man will be released."
Sutcliffe, who is now known as Peter Coonan, is being held in Broadmoor top security psychiatric hospital.Sutcliffe, who is now known as Peter Coonan, is being held in Broadmoor top security psychiatric hospital.
He was transferred there from prison in 1984 after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.He was transferred there from prison in 1984 after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
Mr Straw said: "I would like to provide that reassurance... ultimately that decision would be a matter for the parole board and the courts and maybe for mental health tribunals. When he was sentenced at the Old Bailey in 1981 the trial judge, Mr Justice Boreham, recommended that he serve a minimum of 30 years behind bars. However no formal tariff was given.
"But I say to you, and through you to your constituent, that all the evidence that I have seen on this case, and it's a great deal, suggests to me that there are no circumstances in which this man will be released." It was revealed earlier this month that Sutcliffe was seeking a High Court ruling on how much longer he must spend in jail.