James Bulger's dad says it will 'never be safe' to free his son’s killer Jon Venables
dailyrecord.co.ukkillers was refused parole.Jon Venables, 38, and his friend Robert Thompson were 10 in 1993, when they killed James, two, after taking him from Bootle, Merseyside.They served eight years before being freed on licence with lifelong anonymity, but Venables is now in jail for possessing child abuse images.It is understood he has been told it will be two years before he can apply for parole again.James’ father Ralph Bulger said: “This is the first time ever that the right decision has been made regarding my son’s killers."I am so relieved because I was convinced he was getting out – just as he has done before.”Venables went to jail in 2010 for having child abuse images on his laptop.He was released in 2013 with another new identity, but in 2017.
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