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| James Bulger killer Jon Venables to be freed | |
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| One of James Bulger's killers, Jon Venables, should be released from prison, the parole board has said. | One of James Bulger's killers, Jon Venables, should be released from prison, the parole board has said. |
| Venables was previously paroled, but sent back to jail for accessing child pornography. | Venables was previously paroled, but sent back to jail for accessing child pornography. |
| James' mother Denise Fergus tweeted in response: "Venables is getting released. Just don't believe what I've got to go through again." | |
| Two-year-old James was killed in Bootle in February 1993 by Venables and Robert Thompson, both aged 10. | Two-year-old James was killed in Bootle in February 1993 by Venables and Robert Thompson, both aged 10. |
| The toddler was beaten with bricks and iron bars and his body left on a railway line. | |
| A parole board statement said: "We've had confirmation that all parties have been told and we can confirm that it was a release decision. He will be released." | |
| James's father Ralph was "disappointed and dismayed" at the decision, said his solicitor Robin Makin. | |
| Solicitor Laurence Lee, who represented Venables's interests during the 1994 murder trial, said: "My heart goes out to Denise Fergus." | |
| But he added: "As a lawyer it is clear that he cannot be kept in prison for ever. He may be released but he will never be at liberty." | |
| In May, Ms Fergus attended a parole hearing via videolink from Liverpool to demand a full examination into the killer's past. | |
| 'Indecent images' | |
| James's father Ralph also told the hearing it would be "stupid" to free Venables. | |
| Venables was released in 2001 but jailed again in 2010 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children. | |
| When he was re-arrested, it emerged that Venables, who was given a new identity on release from prison, had breached his parole conditions by visiting Merseyside. | |
| He had developed drug and drink problems, started behaving anti-socially and revealed his real identity to friends. | |
| It was found he downloaded 102 indecent images of children and had been distributing these images. |