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Dominic Raab told me killer doesn't deserve to be freed, says James Bulger's dad

Ralph Bulger had a face-to-face chat with the justice secretary and was reportedly told that Jon Venables doesn't deserve to be released, as the killer prepares to go before a parole board once again

Daily Mirror

'People haven't forgotten' in town at centre of James Bulger murder 30 years ago today

Thirty years on from the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger, Bootle has changed but the past is never far from people's minds

Liverpool Echo

James Bulger's mum shares favourite memories of 'fun, loving' son killed 30 years ago

Denise Fergus said not being able to say goodbye or I love you to her son still hurts her to this day

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James Bulger’s brother will never forgive killers who ‘robbed me of my childhood’

Michael Fergus spoke about his brother’s murder ahead of the 30-year anniversary of the tragedy

The Independent UK

Brother of James Bulger says he will never forgive killer 30 years on

Michael Fergus spoke about his brother’s murder ahead of the 30-year anniversary of the tragedy.

The Independent UK

'We felt it in the pit of our stomachs' - The murder that changed a city

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of James Bulger

Liverpool Echo

‘The wounds don’t ever heal’: 30 years after James Bulger’s murder, Bootle cannot forget

In 1993, the UK was held in horror by the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. From the scene of his abduction to the youth justice system, the distress still reverberates

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James Bulger's mum says justice is 'in touching distance' for one of her son's killers

Denise Fergus, mother of tragic James Bulger, said on This Morning that Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has told her his Reform Bill would keep reoffender Jon Venables behind bars for life

Daily Mirror

Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger reveals killer may never be freed under new plans

Denise Fergus, mother of James Bulger, says justice secretary Dominic Raab has told her Jon Venables could spend his life behind bars.

Manchester Evening News

James Bulger's mum says she has found two small measures of peace 30 years on

Denise Fergus had two important conversations this year ahead of the 30th anniversary of the horrendous crime

Wales Online

'Dominic Raab must not let down Denise Fergus, misleading her is unconscionable'

Dominic Raab has told Denise Fergus, James Bulger's mother, Jon Venables will "not see the light of day again" under planned new laws, although some fear she may be let down

Daily Mirror

James Bulger’s mum reveals Jon Venables may never be free under new parole plan

Denise Fergus, mother of tragic James Bulger, says Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has told her his Reform Bill would keep reoffender Jon Venables behind bars for life

Daily Mirror

One of James Bulger's killers Jon Venables could be 'freed from prison in weeks'

Jon Venables has reoffended twice since he was convicted of abducting and murdering James Bulger in 1993

Wales Online

Jon Venables' parole hearing pushed back again

Turmoil in Westminster has led to Venables' parole hearing being delayed

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Daily Record

James Bulger killer could be freed from prison in days as victim's mother begs PM to keep him jailed

Jon Venables was 10 years old when he and his friend abducted the two-year-old in 1993 from a shopping centre in Liverpool before torturing and killing him.

Manchester Evening News

James Bulger killer's sick list of crimes as lost boy's mum pleads to keep him jail

Jon Venables faces a parole hearing within days

Evening Standard

James Bulger’s mum Denise Fergus urges government to intervene and keep son’s killer Jon Venables in prison

She warned that he ‘still poses a serious danger to other families’

Liverpool Echo

James Bulger's mum begs PM to keep killer Jon Venables behind bars ahead of parole hearing

It comes as the 40-year-old faces a parole hearing in the next few days

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Why we should not rush to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia

The “raise the age” campaign seeks to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia so that a person under the age of 14 years isn’t criminally responsible for any act or omission they commit.

The Guardian - US

What’s the real story behind James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s violent murder?

Recent revelations have only fed speculation that some form of plot lay behind the gangster’s brutal demise in prison

Liverpool Echo

James Bulger's mum speaks out as grave targeted by thieves yet again

A sleeping cherub statue has once again been stolen

Daily Mirror

James Bulger's grave ransacked by cruel thugs for SECOND time leaving mum heartbroken

Toddler James, 2, was killed by fellow children Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Liverpool back in 1993 and is buried at Kirkdale Cemetery which thieves keep targeting

Daily Mirror

Britain's evil teens: Faces of murdering children whose crimes shocked the nation

From the 10-year-old boys who abducted toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre to a 15-year-old who murdered his Spanish teacher, here are some of the UK's youngest killers

Liverpool Echo

War veteran took his own life hours after telling NHS he planned to kill himself

The 34-year-old had previously been classified as "very high risk"

Liverpool Echo

Lexi McDavid's vigil, armed police in Speke and grave targeted

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