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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Sherwood and agencies

EXPLAINED: Parole board s move to release murderer is betrayal says victim s mother | Rare Historical Photos

Joanne Tulip
Joanne Tulip was stabbed 60 times by Steven Ling on Christmas Day 1997. Photograph: PA Photos/PA

The mother of a woman who was raped and murdered 27 years ago has said a Parole Board recommendation that her killer should be released from prison is a “betrayal”.

Joanne Tulip, 29, was stabbed 60 times on Christmas Day 1997 in an attack inspired by sadism, the sentencing judge said almost a year later.

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