He became one of the youngest child killers in British history for the torture and murder of two-year-old James Bulger. Jon Venables was just 10 when he committed the terrible crime along with his friend Robert Thompson in 1993. The pair were released on licence in 2001, but Venables has been recalled to prison twice – once in 2010 and again in 2017 – for possessing indecent images of children.
Six years on, Venables faced a fresh parole hearing last month, with the decision not yet made public. James Bulger’s parents were left devastated and furious. ‘Deep in my heart, I know he will abuse and
