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First public parole hearing in UK history postponed

The first public parole hearing in UK history has been delayed after “compelling evidence” emerged of a “long campaign” to undermine the process which put the prisoner’s safety at risk. The next review to consider whether Russell Causley, who ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:02

Terror boss who plotted mass murder denied parole

A terror boss will remain behind bars after being denied parole. Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was the first person to be convicted in the UK of directing terrorism. The Rochdale-born Muslim was jailed for life with a minimum of 10 years in 2008 for ...

10 Aug 2022 at 19:49

Parole Board recommends race-hate killer be freed from jail

A racist thug who murdered black teenager Anthony Walker is to be released from jail after a recommendation by the Parole Board. Michael Barton, the brother of former Premiership footballer Joey Barton, was 17 when he hurled racist abuse ...

22 Sept 2022 at 19:33

Murderer Russell Causley to face first public parole hearing in UK history

A man who murdered his wife and never revealed where he hid her body will become the first prisoner in UK history to have a public parole board hearing. Calls for Russell Causley’s next review to be heard in public have been granted, ...

20 Sept 2022 at 17:19

Wife killer Russell Causley set to have first public parole hearing

A man who murdered his wife almost 40 years ago will become the first prisoner to have a public parole board hearing. An application made for the next hearing to consider the release of Russell Causley, now 79, to take place in ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:30

Scotland

Woman ‘forgives’ murderer who attacked her while on home leave from jail

A woman who was battered with a dumbbell by a murderer who was out on home leave has said she “doesn’t even feel angry” towards her attacker. Linda McDonald said she forgives Robbie McIntosh for assaulting her as she walked ...

05 Aug 2022 at 12:42

MoJ ‘deeply sorry’ after murderer’s parole dates given to paper before family

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has apologised after a murderer’s parole dates were given to a newspaper before the victim’s family. Russell Causley, now in his late 70s, was convicted of murdering his wife, Carole Packman, ...

03 Aug 2022 at 13:44

‘No body’ killer Russell Causley could have first public parole hearing

A man who murdered his wife in 1985 could be one of the first prisoners to have a public parole board hearing. An application has been made for the next hearing to consider the release of Russell Causley, now in his late ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:26

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson makes bid for public parole hearing

Charles Bronson has become the first prisoner to formally ask for a public Parole Board hearing after rules were changed in a bid to remove the secrecy behind the process. Reforms came into force on Thursday meaning ...

21 Jul 2022 at 19:45

Stephen Lawrence killer denied request to move to open prison

A bid to move one of Stephen Lawrence’s killers to an open prison has been denied. The application for David Norris to serve the rest of his term in a lower security jail was blocked by Justice Secretary Dominic ...

18 May 2022 at 17:35

‘Black Widow’ killer to be released from jail, Parole Board rules

A woman dubbed the Black Widow after she murdered her husband with a poisoned curry on his birthday could walk free from prison within weeks. The Parole Board granted Dena Thompson’s bid to be released, ...

23 May 2022 at 16:24

World

Texas appeals court delays execution of Melissa Lucio

A Texas appeals court has delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she beat her two-year-old daughter to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a request by ...

25 Apr 2022 at 20:55

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