James Bulger’s boy killer back in police custody
Agence France-Presse
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Jon Venables and Robert Thompson |
The mother of a toddler killed by two boys in one of Britain’s most
notorious murders told of her torment on Monday amid reports one of the
freed killers was being held over suspected child pornography. James
Bulger, two, was beaten to death on a railway line in Liverpool,
northwest England, in 1993 by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were
aged just 10 at the time.
The pair, who became hate figures in Britain, were later given new
identities and released on licence in 2001. A string of media reports
suggest Venables, now aged 27, has now been taken back into custody over
alleged child pornography offences but has not yet been charged.
While confirming an investigation into Venables is under way,
ministers have refused to officially reveal the nature of the claims,
saying it could prejudice a future criminal trial.
Denise Fergus, James’s mother, has accused officials of breaking a
promise to tell her if either of the young killers broke the terms of
their release. “My head has been all over the place. I don’t know what
he has done,” she told ITV television.
“I have had sleepless nights and I am not eating again, I have had to
pull my kids out of school.
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