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Mother of murdered Helen McCourt asks High Court to quash her killer's release

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hereTwo judges are considering her judicial review application at a virtual High Court hearing.Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Chamberlain have been told Ms McCourt was murdered in Billinge, Merseyside, in February 1988 while on her way home.Simms, a former pub landlord who has always maintained his innocence, was found guilty of her abduction and murder following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court in March 1989 and given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 16 years.A barrister representing Mrs McCourt told judges the application is the first of its kind.Tom Little QC said Mrs McCourt has campaigned for many years for a change in the law relating to the parole of murderers who refuse to provide information about the location of their.

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