"Child killer Jon Venables is set to have his latest bid for freedom heard by the Parole Board. The 43-year-old, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will have his case heard by parole chiefs at an oral hearing more than two years after his last appeal. In 2023, the Parole Board rejected the bid and found he still posed a danger to children and could go on to offend again."
"Venables was released on licence in July 2001 and recalled to prison in February 2010 after indecent images of children were found on his computer. He was once again freed in August 2013 and then called back in November 2017 for the same offence, with parole judges considering his case again in September 2020."
"Once again, Denise Fergus has been forced to confront a process that reopens unimaginable trauma. Denise was hoping for a redirection allowing her a measure of peace and protection from further distress. That hope has now been taken away. Ms Morris added that Ms Fergus's application to observe the hearing has been granted."
Jon Venables, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will have an oral parole hearing to consider his latest bid for freedom. The Parole Board rejected a bid in 2023, concluding he still posed a danger to children. Venables was released on licence in July 2001 and has been recalled multiple times after offences involving indecent images of children, with recalls in 2010 and 2017 and parole consideration in 2020. James Bulger's family have been informed of the upcoming hearing, and James's mother has been granted permission to observe the proceedings.
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