"Out of everything a family goes through, to then get handed an inappropriate photo is absolutely shocking. He's taken away our family, years of our lives spent going through processes and procedures, and it only seems fitting that these pictures are properly managed."
"At the time, I accepted the photograph because it was presented as part of the safety process. He was already approved by parole, but the image was distressing and inappropriate."
Emma King, sister of murder victim Julie, expressed trauma after receiving a smiling photo of her sister's killer, Richard Butcher, upon his release. Butcher was sentenced to life for Julie's murder in 2005. Julie's family was horrified to learn he would return to their area. Emma called for 'Julie's Law' to establish national guidelines for offender photographs, advocating for a neutral identification format to prevent further distress for victims' families. She emphasized the need for proper management of such sensitive images.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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