{"id":94384,"date":"2025-05-12T03:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94384\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T03:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:55:12","slug":"fury-as-james-bulgers-killer-jon-venables-applies-for-parole-again-could-be-freed-by-end-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94384\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury as James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables applies for parole AGAIN – & could be freed by end of year"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAMES Bulger killer Jon Venables has applied for parole again \u2014 which could see him freed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The move has left James\u2019s family in fear, say sources.<\/p>\n

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James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables has applied for parole AGAIN – and could be freed by the end of the yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

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James Bulger’s body was found in February 1993Credit: PA:Press Association<\/p>\n

Officials have warned them that Venables, now 42, who abducted and murdered<\/a> the two-year-old in 1993, will be referred to the Parole Board within six months. <\/p>\n

He was last refused parole in December 2023 after a panel ruled he posed a risk.<\/p>\n

But a source said: \u201cIt\u2019s very worrying that the process has started all over again. How many chances does he need before they throw away the key?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family are wracked with fear, and who can blame them?\u201d<\/p>\n

Probation chiefs are said to have assured James\u2019s parents \u2014 mum Denise Fergus, 55, and her ex-husband Ralph Bulger, 58 \u2014 that Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood<\/a> does not want him freed \u201con her watch\u201d.<\/p>\n

Venables and Robert Thompson<\/a>, then both ten, took James <\/a>from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside. They were convicted in 1993 and given life sentences.<\/p>\n

Venables was released on licence in 2001 after eight years in youth custody. <\/p>\n

He was recalled to jail in 2010 after child abuse images were found on his computer. Venables was freed again in 2013 but was recalled in 2017 over more images.<\/p>\n

He was given a 40-month prison<\/a> term, and has failed in three parole bids since.<\/p>\n

His latest attempt is understood to be in the early stages as he is assessed by psychologists and probation chiefs.<\/p>\n

A representative of Denise had been contacted. The Parole Board did not comment.<\/p>\n

My son’s vile killers tried to abduct two young girls before they kidnapped & tortured him, says James Bulger’s mum\"Blurry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jon Venables and Robert Thompson led the two-year-old out of the shopping centreCredit: Getty\"Mugshots<\/a><\/p>\n

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Venables and Robert Thompson, pictured, took James from a shopping centre in Bootle, MerseysideCredit: PA:Press Association\"Denise<\/a><\/p>\n

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Probation chiefs are said to have assured James\u2019s parents \u2014 mum Denise Fergus that the Justice Secretary does not want Venables freedCredit: PA:Press Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JAMES Bulger killer Jon Venables has applied for parole again \u2014 which could see him freed by the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[30,188,560,29265,12,820,118,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-94384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-exclusives","12":"tag-murderers-and-serial-killers","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-section-newsuk-news","15":"tag-the-sun-newspaper","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114492848678835611","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}