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| 'Bulger killer Jon Venables images' appear online | |
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| The Attorney General is investigating after photographs said to show one of James Bulger's killers were allegedly posted on the internet. | The Attorney General is investigating after photographs said to show one of James Bulger's killers were allegedly posted on the internet. |
| Images purporting to be of Jon Venables appeared on a social networking site. | Images purporting to be of Jon Venables appeared on a social networking site. |
| Venables was convicted of killing two-year-old James along with Robert Thompson in Merseyside in 1993. | Venables was convicted of killing two-year-old James along with Robert Thompson in Merseyside in 1993. |
| There is a worldwide ban on publishing anything revealing Venables' current identity. | There is a worldwide ban on publishing anything revealing Venables' current identity. |
| A spokesman for the Attorney General Office (AGO) said he could not confirm or deny whether the pictures were of Venables. | A spokesman for the Attorney General Office (AGO) said he could not confirm or deny whether the pictures were of Venables. |
| 'Worldwide injunction' | 'Worldwide injunction' |
| He said: "The AGO has been alerted to a possible contempt of court. We are liaising with the Ministry of Justice and others to establish the facts. | He said: "The AGO has been alerted to a possible contempt of court. We are liaising with the Ministry of Justice and others to establish the facts. |
| "It should be noted, there is a worldwide injunction in place which prevents the publication of any images or information purporting to identify anyone as Jon Venables." | "It should be noted, there is a worldwide injunction in place which prevents the publication of any images or information purporting to identify anyone as Jon Venables." |
| The images, which were later removed, purported to show an adult Venables posing with friends. | The images, which were later removed, purported to show an adult Venables posing with friends. |
| Venables was 10 when he and his friend Thompson abducted and murdered James. | Venables was 10 when he and his friend Thompson abducted and murdered James. |
| 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. |
| Venables was released on licence in 2001 after serving his sentence for killing James, but was jailed for two years in July 2010 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children. | Venables was released on licence in 2001 after serving his sentence for killing James, but was jailed for two years in July 2010 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children. |