murdered a black teenager could be moved to an open prison after the plan was recommended by the Parole Board. Michael Barton, the brother of former Rangers footballer Joey Barton, was 17 when he hurled racist abuse at 18-year-old Anthony Walker and then attacked him in a park in Merseyside in 2005.
Barton's 20-year-old cousin, Paul Taylor, was jailed for life after smashing an ice axe in 18-year-old Walker's head during the ambush.
At the time, sentencing judge Mr Justice Leveson said the pair were guilty of "racist thuggery of a type that is poisonous to any civilised society".Parole Board papers detailing the decision described Barton at the time of his offending as someone who led an anti-social lifestyle, fuelled by drink and drugs,.
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