Britain’s youngest female double murderer, who was 15 when she killed her father and another woman, could taste freedom for the first time since 2010 as she is up for parole.
Lorraine Thorpe was jailed for life for the shocking 2009 murders, and told she must serve at least 14 years. She's now been granted her first parole hearing.
Lorraine Thorpe had been 15 when she sadistically tortured Rosalyn Hunt, 41, over several days before brutally murdering her with Paul Clarke.
During her ordeal, Rosalyn was beaten, stamped on, had her ribs broken, and whipped with dog chains.
Clarke and Thorpe grated her skin with a cheese grater and then rubbed salt in the wounds to make sure she was in as much pain as possible.
Then, when Thorpe’s father Desmond, 43, realised the terrible crime she had committed, she helped butcher him to make sure he stayed silent.
She has now served the minimum term and will appear before the parole board later this year, MailOnline reported.
Thorpe had become used to violence after living on the streets with her alcoholic father and constantly witnessing violent behaviour from the group of addicts they hung around with.
Thorpe became attached to Clarke, the ringleader of the group, who influenced her to commit murder.
Together they had repeatedly beaten and tortured Rosalyn and then smothered Desmond to death to stop him going to the police.
Both were jailed for life and Clarke died in prison in 2014.
A spokesman for the Parole Board said: “We can confirm the parole review of Lorraine Thorpe has been referred to the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice and is following standard processes.
“Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
“A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
“Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.
“Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing.
“It is standard for the prisoner and witnesses to be questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more.
“Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”
