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Wife killer denied prison release after refusing to reveal location of body

Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife, Linda Razzell, 41, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 16 years, in 2003.

The Independent UK

Woman’s family must ‘plan for the worst’ as killer’s release from jail nears

Joanna Simpson was killed by her British Airways captain husband Robert Brown at their family home in October 2010.

The Independent UK

New panel to consider whether double child killer can be freed from prison

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk asked for the Parole Board to reconsider a previous decision to release Colin Pitchfork

Evening Standard

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Victim’s partner urges no parole for Wiltshire killer unless body found

Greg Worrall says Glyn Razzell should not be freed unless he says what happened to Linda Razzell

The Guardian - UK

Prison lawyers warn more will quit if legal aid fees not raised in England and Wales

Exclusive: 74% of prison lawyers surveyed do not anticipate doing the work in three years’ time

The Guardian - UK

Child murderer Colin Pitchfork’s ‘irrational’ prison release blocked by judge

Decision on Pitchfork, who raped and strangled to death two 15-year-olds in the 1980s, now sent back to Parole Board

The Independent UK

Colin Pitchfork Parole Board decision to be reconsidered by fresh panel

The Justice Secretary asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to release the double child killer.

The Independent UK

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Child killer Colin Pitchfork’s release from prison put on hold

Judge rules decision to release man convicted in 1988 of murdering two 15-year-old girls should be reviewed

The Guardian - UK

Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has asked the Parole Board to reconsider a decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

The Week

Who is Colin Pitchfork? The child killer being considered for parole

The Lord Chancellor has asked for a review after it was deemed he was safe to be released

Evening Standard

Justice secretary asks for review of child murderer’s release from prison

Decision by Parole Board to free Colin Pitchfork, who raped and killed two teenagers in 1988, called ‘unthinkable’ by Alex Chalk

The Guardian - UK

How evil child killer ended up back behind bars 8 weeks after release

Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life after raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

Liverpool Echo

Lord Chancellor asks Parole Board to reconsider release of rapist child killer Colin Pitchfork

The Parole Board ruled that Pitchfork, jailed for life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, could be freed

Evening Standard

Lord Chancellor asks Parole Board to reconsider Colin Pitchfork release

The Parole Board ruled that Pitchfork, jailed for life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, could be freed.

The Independent UK

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Danny Weatherson case: Newcastle MP calls for change to prevent others from becoming trapped in prison system

Danny is set to be released 17 years after he was handed a controversial indefinite prison sentence for attempting to steal a coat and mobile phone

Chronicle Live

Scotswood prisoner Danny Weatherson to be freed from prison 17 years after he was locked up on controversial indefinite sentence

The Parole Board agreed the 34-year-old, who was locked up as a teenager after being convicted of attempted robbery, can now finally be released

Daily Mirror

'My son's killer should be locked up forever - he's played the system to be freed'

Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was among the youths who viciously punched, kicked, and stamped on Ben Bellamy after luring him to the beach on Swansea seafront in 2005.

Wales Online

Brutal killer of defenceless teenage boy set to be freed leaving victim's father 'disgusted'

'I can't understand how you can take another life in the manner Ben's was taken and be given a chance to live your life,' said Ben Bellamy's father John

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Daily Mirror

Mum who adopted amputee boy Tony Hudgell calls for cruelty register to protect children

Tony Hudgell was the son of birth parents Jody Simpson and Tony Smith, who inflicted such severe injuries on him - when he was just six weeks old - that his legs eventually had to be amputated

The Independent UK

Lord Chancellor will look ‘extremely carefully’ at Pitchfork decision

The Parole Board has ruled double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison subject to conditions.

The Independent UK

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison – Parole Board

Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.

The Independent UK

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison, Parole Board rules

Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986

Evening Standard

Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer can be released from prison, parole board rules

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison subject to conditions, the Parole Board has said.

Wales Online

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released, says Parole Board

The 62-year-old was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds

Daily Mirror

Evil double child-killer and rapist Colin Pitchfork cleared to walk free from prison

Colin Pitchfork was denied parole in 2016 and 2018 after being branded a danger to the public but is now set to walk free 40 years after raping and strangling 15-year-old Lynda Mann

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