James Bulger killer to be freed
James Bulger's killer Jon Venables is to be released from prison. Denise Fergus, James Bulger's mother, slammed the decision saying Venables remained 'a danger to the public'.
Mother of James Bulger urged board not to free Venables
In May, the mother of James Bulger urged the parole board not to release Jon Venables. Denise Fergus said he "remains a danger to society". She addressed the parole board by videolink from Probation Service offices near her home in Merseyside.
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Jon Venables to be released back into the community
Venables has been granted parole again. Last time, he was sent back to jail for distributing indecent images of children.
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Timeline of events following abduction of James Bulger
This is how events unfolded from the abduction of James Bulger to the conviction of his schoolboy killers, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson.