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James Bulger’s father calls private parole hearing for killer an ‘insult’

A Parole Board recently decided that Jon Venables' hearing would be held in private, despite calls for it to be held in public

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Child killer Jon Venables will have parole hearing in private despite James Bulger’s mother’s pleas

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The Independent UK · Sep 28

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest parole hearing in private

Hearing to be carried out in private despite plea from victim’s mother

The Independent UK · Sep 28

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Man arrested after James Bulger’s grave vandalised for the second time in weeks

James Bulger’s grave was reportedly damaged earlier this week

The Independent UK · Apr 11

Who was James Bulger and what happened to his killers?

James Bulger was two years old when he was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside

The Independent UK · Jan 14

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest bid for freedom heard by Parole Board

Fresh hearing for child murderer once again ‘reopens unimaginable trauma’ for James’s loved ones

The Independent UK · Jan 14

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Jon Venables, Now 43, Granted New Parole Hearing — and Still Protected by Lifelong Anonymity

Jon Venables, convicted of the 1993 murder of James Bulger, has been granted another parole review, reigniting debate over public safety, rehabilitation and lifelong anonymity more than 30 years after the crime.

International Business Times UK · Jan 14

James Bulger killer set for latest parole bid for freedom

Jon Venables will have his case heard by parole chiefs more than two years after his last appeal.

Evening Standard · Jan 13

James Bulger's killer could walk free from prison again in a few months

If his request is approved, Venables could be free in the Autumn

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025

Wolverhampton guilty verdicts raise issue of naming child killers

Some believe naming convicted children acts as deterrent, while others say it could glorify horrific acts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024

Why judge allowed teenagers who murdered Brianna Ghey to be named

Lifting restriction on identifying Girl X and Boy Y is testament to barbarity of crime and urgent public interest

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

James Bulger's mother 'celebrating' after her son's killer Jon Venables has parole bid rejected

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023

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Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023

James Bulger killer refused prison release by Parole Board

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to remain behind bars after bid for freedom rejected

Child killer Jon Venables has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail, with the panel ruling that it was “not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public”.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Decision on James Bulger killer Jon Venables parole hearing delayed by two weeks

The 41-year-old could be released just before Christmas

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Decision on release of James Bulger killer delayed

A spokeswoman for James’s mother said the decision of a Parole Board panel has been put back by two weeks.

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The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

What happened to James Bulger? The disturbing child murder and its troubled aftermath

Toddler led away from mother at Bootle shopping centre before being killed by railway line by two 10-year-old assailants on 12 February 1993, one of the most shocking crimes in recent British history, Joe Sommerlad reports

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

Private parole hearing for one of killers of James Bulger to begin

The mother of the toddler murdered in 1993 has said Jon Venables should be kept behind bars.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

James Bulger’s mother’s plea as son’s killer Jon Venables makes parole bid for freedom

Jon Venables has been jailed on two occasions following the 1993 charge for murdering James Bulger

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023

Jon Venables: Parole hearing for child killer to take place in private

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently serving a jail sentence for possessing indecent images of children

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place in private

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently serving a jail sentence for possessing indecent images of children.

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023

James Bulger’s mother in ‘state of shock’ over killer’s parole hearing

Denise Fergus said her son’s killer Jon Venables is ‘one of the biggest dangers to our country’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

James Bulger’s mother in ‘shock’ over prospect of Jon Venables being freed

Venables, 41, was jailed in 2017 for possession of child abuse images and will have a parole hearing in November

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