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| Worcester child killer David McGreavy anonymity lifted | Worcester child killer David McGreavy anonymity lifted |
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| A man who killed three children he was babysitting and impaled them on garden railings has had his anonymity lifted. | A man who killed three children he was babysitting and impaled them on garden railings has had his anonymity lifted. |
| David McGreavy, 62, was jailed for life in 1973 for the murders of four-year-old Paul Ralph and his sisters Dawn, two, and nine-month-old Samantha. | David McGreavy, 62, was jailed for life in 1973 for the murders of four-year-old Paul Ralph and his sisters Dawn, two, and nine-month-old Samantha. |
| He killed them at their home in Gillam Street, Worcester, in April 1973. | |
| In 2009 a judge imposed a ban on naming him during a hearing to protect him from other prisoners. The High Court has now overturned the ban. | |
| In January, McGreavy made a request to be moved to an open prison and his lawyers had argued that would put his name back in the spotlight and his life at risk. | In January, McGreavy made a request to be moved to an open prison and his lawyers had argued that would put his name back in the spotlight and his life at risk. |
| Justice Secretary Chris Grayling and media organisations argued the application was legally flawed and wrongly prevented the public from knowing the full facts of the case. | Justice Secretary Chris Grayling and media organisations argued the application was legally flawed and wrongly prevented the public from knowing the full facts of the case. |
| McGreavy was lodging with the family at the house in Gillam Street when he carried out the killings. | |
| 'Monster of Worcester' | 'Monster of Worcester' |
| Paul had been strangled, Dawn was found with her throat cut, and Samantha died from a compound fracture to the skull. | Paul had been strangled, Dawn was found with her throat cut, and Samantha died from a compound fracture to the skull. |
| The killings earned McGreavy the nickname the "Monster of Worcester". | The killings earned McGreavy the nickname the "Monster of Worcester". |
| The anonymity ruling was made in 2009 during a hearing when McGreavy unsuccessfully challenged a ruling that he must remain in Category C prison conditions. | The anonymity ruling was made in 2009 during a hearing when McGreavy unsuccessfully challenged a ruling that he must remain in Category C prison conditions. |
| On Wednesday, Guy Vassall-Adams, representing the justice secretary and the media organisations objecting to the ban on naming McGreavy, told the court: "The full facts are exceptionally horrific by even the standard of murders. | On Wednesday, Guy Vassall-Adams, representing the justice secretary and the media organisations objecting to the ban on naming McGreavy, told the court: "The full facts are exceptionally horrific by even the standard of murders. |
| "The order restricted the media to saying they were 'three sadistic murders' but that doesn't even give you the half of it." | "The order restricted the media to saying they were 'three sadistic murders' but that doesn't even give you the half of it." |
| Lord Justice Pitchford, sitting in London with Mr Justice Simon, ruled the anonymity order must be discharged. | Lord Justice Pitchford, sitting in London with Mr Justice Simon, ruled the anonymity order must be discharged. |
| The High Court heard David McGreavy had been in prison for 40 years, during which time he had been seriously assaulted in 1975 and 1996 by fellow prisoners. | The High Court heard David McGreavy had been in prison for 40 years, during which time he had been seriously assaulted in 1975 and 1996 by fellow prisoners. |
| His counsel Quincy Whitaker told the court naming him would put him in more danger from other prison inmates. | His counsel Quincy Whitaker told the court naming him would put him in more danger from other prison inmates. |
| Ms Whitaker told the court McGreavy had previously spent two years in an open prison until "hostile media coverage" led to him being returned to closed conditions "for his own safety". | Ms Whitaker told the court McGreavy had previously spent two years in an open prison until "hostile media coverage" led to him being returned to closed conditions "for his own safety". |
| The court heard McGreavy was first transferred to category D open conditions in 1994 but the transfer to Leyhill Prison in south Gloucestershire broke down after other inmates learned of his offence. | |
| Ms Whitaker said the triple killings were "notorious" but no concerns had been subsequently raised about his behaviour. | |
| Name change possible | Name change possible |
| There were "more than reasonable grounds" for a fair parole hearing that could mean him being returned to open conditions, which was a pre-requisite for release from custody, she said. | |
| The judge held out the possibility that in future McGreavy could be allowed a change of name to protect him. | The judge held out the possibility that in future McGreavy could be allowed a change of name to protect him. |
| He said McGreavy's ninth parole review was under way and a hearing could be held later this year. | He said McGreavy's ninth parole review was under way and a hearing could be held later this year. |
| Since 2007 McGreavy has made a number of failed bids to win parole, the court heard. | Since 2007 McGreavy has made a number of failed bids to win parole, the court heard. |
| The Worcester MP at that time, Mike Foster, called for McGreavy to never be allowed back to the city and described the murders as an "absolutely vile crime". | The Worcester MP at that time, Mike Foster, called for McGreavy to never be allowed back to the city and described the murders as an "absolutely vile crime". |
| McGreavy is currently living in closed conditions in a vulnerable prisoners' unit. | McGreavy is currently living in closed conditions in a vulnerable prisoners' unit. |