Colin Pitchfork victim's sister in tears over fear she will meet child killer in the street

The sister of Colin Pitchfork's first victim has said that she fears meeting the child killer in the street now that he has been released.

Double child murderer Pitchfork was released from prison earlier this week, prompting outrage from the public.

He raped and killed schoolgirls Lynda Manning in 1983 and Dawn Ashworth three years later, but wasn't jailed until 1988 after he was caught using pioneering DNA profiling technology.

It was confirmed in June that the Parole Board believed that it would be safe to release Pitchfork.

Lynda's sister Sue Gatrick appeared on Good Morning Britain today to express her "horror" at the decision.

Lynda Mann's sister Sue fears meeting killer Colin Pitchfork in the street (ITV)

Sue's identity was protected during the interview as she spoke to hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard as she admitted that she and her family have been left worrying about where he is.

"He can't come to Leicestershire, that's part of his licence but me and my sister don't live there anymore," she explained. "To think I could see him walking towards me, that would be horrendous."

Sue has said that she never believed that he would be released.

Lynda Mann was murdered in 1983 (Leicester Mercury/BPM Media)

"He's still a killer, he's still a rapist, she said. "That's who he is, he's evil.

Sue added: "There's no way he's changed."

Speaking about the harrowing last time she and Lynda spoke, Sue revealed that they had a row and her sister never returned.

"I was 17, she was 15.," she said. "You never expect an argument to be the final thing."

Remembering what Lynda had been like, Sue said: "She was my kid sister... she was nice, she was brighter than me. She would have done something with her life."

Dawn's mum Barbara Ashworth also previously spoke about Pitchfork's release, saying that she felt the killer "shouldn't be breathing the same air" as everyone else.

She said: "Well it was on the books that he was going to be released, but I don't think he should be breathing the same air as us.

"It goes without saying that life should have meant life in his case, because he said he was guilty of the offences, the murders of both the girls... and he did a lot more besides."

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV