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James Bulger father's statement at Venables hearing | James Bulger father's statement at Venables hearing |
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The father of murdered Liverpool toddler James Bulger has given a victim statement at the parole hearing of Jon Venables, one of his son's killers. | The father of murdered Liverpool toddler James Bulger has given a victim statement at the parole hearing of Jon Venables, one of his son's killers. |
Ralph Bulger told Leeds Crown Court his life has been a "daily nightmare" since James was murdered in 1993. | Ralph Bulger told Leeds Crown Court his life has been a "daily nightmare" since James was murdered in 1993. |
Appearing via videolink from Liverpool Crown Court, he told the hearing he suffered from post-traumatic stress and depression. | Appearing via videolink from Liverpool Crown Court, he told the hearing he suffered from post-traumatic stress and depression. |
Venables, 28, was jailed last year for downloading images of child sex abuse. | |
Speaking outside Liverpool Crown Court, Mr Bulger's solicitor Robin Makin said: "It's a daily nightmare for all of them. It still is. Things have not really got better. | Speaking outside Liverpool Crown Court, Mr Bulger's solicitor Robin Makin said: "It's a daily nightmare for all of them. It still is. Things have not really got better. |
"The problem as we see it is this - the authorities, because of their liberal agenda, don't really want to see Jon Venables for the person that he actually is. | "The problem as we see it is this - the authorities, because of their liberal agenda, don't really want to see Jon Venables for the person that he actually is. |
"The authorities just don't want to see what is there, the sexual element, how that has undoubtedly scarred Jon Venables all his life and came to manifest itself later on." | "The authorities just don't want to see what is there, the sexual element, how that has undoubtedly scarred Jon Venables all his life and came to manifest itself later on." |
Denise Fergus, James's mother, did not attend the hearing but made a statement to the parole board in writing. | Denise Fergus, James's mother, did not attend the hearing but made a statement to the parole board in writing. |
The board now has 10 days to consider its decision. | The board now has 10 days to consider its decision. |
New identity | New identity |
Venables was 10-years-old when he and friend Robert Thompson abducted and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in Bootle in 1993. | Venables was 10-years-old when he and friend Robert Thompson abducted and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in Bootle in 1993. |
The toddler was beaten with bricks and iron bars and his body left on a railway line. | The toddler was beaten with bricks and iron bars and his body left on a railway line. |
They were detained at Her Majesty's pleasure, the usual substitute for life imprisonment for juvenile offenders. They were freed in 2001 when they turned 18, despite a public outcry. | They were detained at Her Majesty's pleasure, the usual substitute for life imprisonment for juvenile offenders. They were freed in 2001 when they turned 18, despite a public outcry. |
Venables was living in Cheshire under a new identity when a probation officer found indecent images of children on his computer in early 2010. | |
He was sentenced to two years in prison in July of that year after pleading guilty to three offences under the 1978 Protection of Children Act. | He was sentenced to two years in prison in July of that year after pleading guilty to three offences under the 1978 Protection of Children Act. |