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The twisted child killer, now aged 39, took the youngster from a shopping centre along with friend Robert Thompson, before the baby's dead body by a railway track. Then something clicked. But in just a few days Venables had moved on, striking up a relationship with a mutual friend of theirs. He's now a rock star and looks unrecognisable. He is said to have made the boast to prison guards while awaiting sentencing for child porn offences. June: Thompson and Venables are freed under new identities. July: The eight year sentence tariff set by the trial judge, which has already been increased to 10 years by Lord Chief Justice Lord Taylor of Gosforth, is increased again to 15 years by the Home Secretary Michael Howard. 'That was enough for me I didn't want to hear any more of that.'. No case could tempt me back into court until the bank manager phoned up and said Youd better do some work., Posted: 14th, February 2013 | In: Reviews Comments (4) Venables was transfixed by him. This time around hes already done four years. Adult criminals have also been given new identities over fears of a vigilante attack. Actress Tina Malone was given an eight-month suspended sentence in March for sharing a post on Facebook in February 2018 which purportedly included an image and the new name of Venables. Read about our approach to external linking. You can change your cookie settings at any time. There is an up to date picture, people keep tracking him down and then sharing pictures, there were pictures of his fiance too, you could find them by doing a quick Google search back in 2017/2018. But Mr Kirby said: "It's very wrong for any young person to go to any institution and not have the hope that one day they could be released.". AT just ten years old, Jon Venables callously abducted and murdered James Bulger, 2, in 1993 in a case that sent shockwaves through the UK and the rest of the world. Thompson told him Sod the gerbils, lets go robbing. "He needs an institution where he receives mental health help.". On Twitter, rumours have emerged that killer Jon Venables has died. Lara Keay For Mailonline 'I felt sick when I was told, it still has not sunk in, he was just so average, he didn't scream 'child killer'. He wants to take away 9 of those days off You have four weeks celebrate those holidays then. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The court order, also known as the Injunction, has been amended to prohibit information shared in open court claiming to identify Jon Venables or Robert Thompson (directly or indirectly) from being published. Here's all you need to know about claiming the social welfare benefits boost. https://images.app.goo.gl/rhjDzajJo6Jh2Jsg7, This was what he looked like in his 20's. Officials are said to have already begun compiling expert reports to be submitted to the Parole Board, with a file potentially being handed in as soon as April. "There is no evidence he has abused children, but I don't think for him to end up indefinitely in a prison is the answer. He was vague about his childhood and hated Facebook and the internet, which had made maintaining his anonymity difficult in the past. A court order that is in place to prevent a person from being identified as Jon Venables or Robert Thompson has been amended, following an application from the Attorney General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP. Venables was brought up well, but he must have had a mental quirk. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He's lost weight, the photos were shared on twitter and Facebook by a friend of the Bulger family but were taken down quickly. He and fellow schoolboy Jon Venables brutally murdered toddler James Bulger after abducting him from a Liverpool shopping centre in 1993. 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Albert Kirby said: "I don't think at the moment he can be, I think the damage done by his reoffending means that now he will never be. She. July 23: Venables pleads guilty to the charges. October: Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf reinstates the trial judge's original tariff, paving the way for their release. Anthony John Wixted, 51, breached a worldwide ban on revealing the killer's identity by posting the picture, as well as an alias purportedly used by Venables and the prison in which he was allegedly being held. In other news, Is Shmunguss category on Netflix real? September: Venables is arrested on suspicion of affray after he and another man become involved in a drunken street fight. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "We should learn from the past, you know, that it doesn't work giving them the best of everything, that it doesn't work rehabilitating them, it doesn't work spending a lot of money on them," she said. Anorak News | Pssst! From calling for DNA tests, to getting a psychic involved - heres a timeline of what has happened. Bulger was led away from the New Strand . Laurence Lee represented Jon Venables. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Lord Justice Bean said two other Twitter users replied to Wixted's post, warning him about the existence of the injunction and the fact that he had breached it. Feb 27, 2018. 17. . Venables and Thompson were found guilty of Bulger's abduction and murder on November 24, 1993 - makingthem the youngest people to be jailed for murder in 250 years. Jon Venables was 10 when he killed James Bulger (Image: PA) A woman has told of her shock after discovering she had once dated James Bulger's killer Jon Venables as he hid his identity. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 'I punched his evil little face': Prisoner attacked James Bulger's killer Jon Venables after beast bragged of crime - Mirror Online, Latest News | UK News, Football News and Celeb Gossip | Daily Star. The parole board have the power to prevent him having the chance to harm young children again.. The child killer abducted the baby from a shopping centre in Merseyside along with his friend Robert Thompson before killing him and dumping his body next to a railway track. I was saying to my mum, Im sure thats Jon Venables. Allegedly Jon Venables has been murdered, said another. Jon Venables was born on August 13, 1982. She had a few buttons of her top undone and he said, Ive been looking at your bra all night. There are two new once-off payments of 100 on the way for some parents in Ireland. The convicted child killer, 32, blurted out his ridiculous allegation to a reveller in a packed 'gay friendly' pub putting his 1million secret identity at risk, The weekly email brings you all the latest news from the LGBTQ+ community plus exclusive interviews direct to your inbox. , updated And if the Parole Board rules hes safe to go free, then only the Justice Secretary can prevent it.. James Bulger was two when he was murdered on 12 February 1993. Its all on CCTV footage. Jon Venables was born on August 13, 1982. He drank beer and had about six. June 21: A judge at the Old Bailey lifts media restrictions, allowing it to be reported that Venables has been charged with downloading and distributing child pornography. March: Home Secretary Jack Straw says he will not set a date for Thompson and Venables' release. This week, fake rumours began emerging that Jon Venables had died. Permalink. 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February 14: The toddler's battered body is found by children playing on a freight railway line 200 yards from Walton Lane police station, Liverpool, and more than two miles from the Strand shopping centre. I think it depends on circumstances as well as make-up. A bartender has taken to TikTok to complain about customers constantly ask for 'no ice' in their drink - yet expecting to be served more alcohol. Now 39, he and his friend Robert Thompson were 10 when they abducted, tortured, and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool in February 1993 in a crime which shocked the nation. By There is an up to date picture, people keep tracking him down and then sharing pictures, there were pictures of his fiance too, you could find them by doing a quick Google search back in 2017/2018. James' mutilated body was found two days after he went missing. Photo Courtesy of BWP Media via Getty Images. Lets explore the Twitter hoax. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. This meant that he was given a new name and identity and freed to live a normal life. On the 25th anniversary of James Bulger's death two documentaries re-examined Thompson and Venables crimes. A former manager at Red Bank, Pam Hibbert, said: "Actually acknowledging their own responsibility, that's a really big hammer blow to children. He was just ten years old when he abducted two-year-old James Bulger from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, with his friend Robert Thompson. Jon Venables and Robert Thompson - Injunction 30March2021 (PDF, 87.5 KB, 4 pages). These are the chilling words of 10-year-old child killer Jon Venables describing how he and Robert Thompson brutally murdered two-year-old James Bulger. Thompson and Venables were 10. Since being freed, Venables alone is thought to have cost the public around 5million. The Old Bailey heard the killer, who was given a new identity by the Home Office, hid his laptop with the disturbing images behind his bed. He was freed on parole in 2013 and given his fourth new identity since James murder. James Bulger killer Jon Venables got drunk at a party and blamed the toddlers mum Denise for leaving him on his own, it has been claimed. Loose Women star lined up to be Strictly's first contestant in wheelchair, GMB's Kate Garraway reveals crippling cost of caring for her husband Derek, Stephen Bear 'broke behind bars' as his company is shut down before he's jailed, Mum identified after dead baby is found on heathland, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. We were told that for his. "The reality is that the case for varying the injunction has simply not been made.". If you Google Karon Baines and Luke Taylor (Jon Venables ID before 2018 arrest) Under current legislation, child suspects are granted automatic anonymity in the youth courts and are routinely granted the same if they appear at crown court aside from exceptional circumstances. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Richard McKeag, 28, and Natalie Barker, 36, were given suspended sentences. Jon Venables (James Patrick Bulger) was born on 16 March, 1990 in Liverpool, England, is a Murder of James Bulger on 12 February 1993 in England. But there are no statistics on reoffending rates. Venables case last went before the Parole Board in September 2020, with reports at the time noting it would be another two years before he became eligible for another review. Anthony John Wixted, 51, breached a worldwide ban by posting an alleged picture of Venables, as well as an alias purportedly used by him and the jail he was allegedly being held at. But once a child turns 18, their name can be reported. Neil Buchanan, star of Art Attack, looks worlds away from his clean-cut children's presenter days. Pic: Rex. A woman has described her horror at discovering that she dated Jon Venables, one of Jamie Bulger's brutal killers. April 16: Prosecutors handed a police file over the latest allegations. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. There are currently six infamous Brit criminals whose crimes are so notorious they have been given lifetime anonymity. One night they saw one another on a night out and began to argue. As it was a Sunday, the couple did not stay out but kissed at the bus stop before they parted. After intensive rehabilitation, the pair were handed new identities. Jon Venables, the killer of two-year-old James Bulger, has been refused parole and told he must stay in jail after his child porn conviction According to The Sun, they said: 'Venables told. This came after the Ministry of Justice told Daily Star News reporter Adam Solomon that rumours persisting online were nonsense. He is believed to have lied to other youngsters at the Red Bank unit, saying he was serving time for burglary. "It was like he wanted me to know who he was and couldnt help himself. Privacy Policy. To the amazement of many, his girlfriend continues to stand by him, despite knowing about both his conviction for child abuse pictures as well as the murder of Jamie Bulger. Last week she discovered his true identity when a mutual friend saw an illegal picture of Jon Venables circulated on social media. July 30: A judge rules Venables' new identity must be kept secret because of the 'compelling evidence' of a threat to his safety, saying 'unpopular' defendants had as much right to protection from retribution as anyone else. 17. He was abducted, tortured and killed by two ten-year-old boys, Robert Thompson (born 23 August 1982) and Jon Venables (born 13 August 1982). He made a thing about it because we were in a gay-friendly pub. If hes complied with prison treatment programmes and continued to make progress, then he stands a strong chance of release. Venables spent eight years at Red Bank, but Heap claims he had it easy, with a pool table, games room and his own Game Boy at his disposal. January: James Bulger's killers win an unprecedented court order from High Court judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss which grants them anonymity for the rest of their lives. However, the now 39-year-old has not been killed and it was all just fake news fuelled by Twitter users. The woman, who is around 10 years younger than Venables, met him on the bus to work they caught one another's eye. But I had a boyfriend at the time and he started demanding I finish with him, when I would not he started threatening me,' she said. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Sentencing Wixted at the High Court in London on Thursday, Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, said: "Save in exceptional circumstances, a deliberate breach of this injunction should result in immediate custody. February 12: Two-year-old James Bulger is snatched during a shopping trip to the Strand shopping centre, in Bootle, Merseyside. He said: He was a very troubled person. The hoax claimed that he had been murdered in Port Talbot in Wales and his eyes had bene gauged out. "That is so not only because breaches pose a substantial risk to Venables or Thompson, but also because they pose a substantial risk to innocent members of the public who might be mistaken for Venables, as occurred in 2010.". For other inquiries, Contact Us. He said of the murderer: He is a dangerous, predatory child abuser and killer, and I am terrified he will strike again and harm another child like my James. On the day they took James, Venables had been planning to go into school and pick up the class gerbils to look after during half-term. If this is true, justice has been served.. Child offenders go through intensive therapy to come to terms with and take responsibility for their crimes. He added: "As Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss held, (Venables) is 'uniquely notorious' and there is a strong possibility, if not a probability, that if his identity were known he would be pursued resulting in grave and possibly fatal consequences. But the President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane rejected the bid, saying it was in place to protect Venables from being "put to death". "Now some people would say we should lock them up and throw away the key, but if we believe that adults can be rehabilitated, surely we have to believe it for children?". , updated So could Jon Venables ever be fully rehabilitated? "I think when you look at what we've learned, it raises big questions as to whether it was a matter that Jon Venables will be released, or whether he should actually be retained in custody, but perhaps in some other location.". Then, in 2020, he made a bid for parole, but was not approved. Thompson was the Pied Piper. "I've always believed the severity of what they [Venables and Thompson] did demanded a far greater sentence," said Mr Kirby. Venables with his fiancee Luke Taylor and Karon Baines. "This is, therefore, a wholly exceptional case and the evidence in 2019 is more than sufficient to sustain the conclusion that there continues to be a real risk of very substantial harm to (Venables).". | TrackBack | And if it isnt him, Venables will need yet another new identity and possibly a new face should he ever be released from prison. She told the broadcaster:'I did say that if they weren't punished properly, then they would go on to re-offend and that's exactly what's happened. And the party-goer told how he got chatting to Venables because he was drowning his sorrows at the bar and he felt sorry for him. A man who tweeted a photo that is said to have revealed the identity of James Bulger killer Jon Venables has been jailed for nine months. He is sentenced to two years in prison. In 2010, Venables was jailed for possessing child porn. Some had even introduced him to their children. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Want to see what Jon Venables looks like now? James Bulger's mother Denise Fergus attacks the length of sentence as 'simply not enough'. "It's a big thing and you have to be very tough with them and not let them make excuses. Discover Jon Venables's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. is broadcast on Thursday at 2235 BST on BBC One, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. I was in a shop for 30 seconds and had briefly turned around. The woman, who cannot be named to maintain Venable's anonymity, only realised. 49. Tell us Jon Venables new identity. Lord Taylor of Gosforth, who was lord chief justice, increased the minimum tariff in the Bulger case to 10 years . This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. By Wixted is believed to be the fourth individual to be sentenced in 2019 for breaching the injunction protecting Venables and Thompson. Mr Kirby said he had been detained because he was a risk to the public but no professional had realised that "he had presented this risk to himself". Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, US sues Exxon over nooses found at Louisiana plant, Coded hidden note led to Italy mafia boss arrest. Asking the court to suspend any custodial sentence, Mr Richmond said Wixted had not only taken the post down but also decided "not to engage in any discussion about Mr Venables". Thompson was the Pied Piper. Bohemians boss confirms club will appeal Dylan Connolly red card. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. They are ordered to be detained at Her. This is Jon Venables and his disgusting girlfriend Karon Baines. I dont believe he will stop until he has killed again. We are a unique team bringing together extensive experience across loan origination and structuring, credit modelling and underwriting, capital markets financing and the servicing and management of asset-backed lending, consumer financing and other select credit risk Mark Ebbinghaus Chairman Gary McKenzie-Smith Managing Partner Paul House Whose fault was it?, I told him, The two boys who took him away. I don't have to justify anything to anyone.". Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, struggled to cope after his release from a secure children's home and was jailed for child pornography offences last year. Zac@Zaka_No_7Hope this picture ofJonVenablesis real & he gets done in. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The pair tortured and murdered James, whose body was found by a railway line. ", Save 400 on your electricity by changing one appliance in your house and it's not the tumble dryer, One of the "biggest" and "most unknown" energy saving tips would be to check how long you've had an appliance, Pub worker is sick and tired of customers asking for 'no ice' as she explains the catch. They began to talk regularly and it quickly became clear he had a thing for her. But the photo is of somebody. Sentencing Wixted, Lord Justice Bean said the High Court had "repeatedly stated" that breaches of the injunction preventing the identification of Venables or Thompson should result in immediate custodial sentences "save in exceptional circumstances". Well send you a link to a feedback form. 12:38 GMT 03 Mar 2018 The Injunction and its enforcement protect not only Venables and Thompson but also those members of the public who have been incorrectly identified as either man. February 22: There are violent scenes outside South Sefton Magistrates' Court in Bootle, when the two primary school pupils, then known as Child A and Child B, make their first appearance. On Twitter, rumours have emerged that child killer Jon Venables, who murdered 2-year-old James Bulger in 1993, has been murdered. Turns out that Jon Venables has been living 20 miles away from me in Warrington under the name Paul Jon Williams. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Meanwhile, Heap's revelation comes a week after Venables was sent back to prison for being in possession of child pornography for the second time since his original release on licence in 2001. AT just ten years old, Jon Venables callously abducted and murdered James Bulger, 2, in 1993 in a case that sent shockwaves through the UK and the rest of the world. Sentencing him at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Edis said the images were vile and heartbreaking, adding that many showed abuse of young boys like James. Each alias is said to cost the taxpayer 250,000. The vast majority of Liverpool children probably had a worse upbringing than Venables. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. She has said she still believes Venables is a danger to the public. The lawyer, representing Ralph and his brother Jimmy, told a court on May 2 that the original injunction granted to Venables was on the basis that he was rehabilitated and did not re-offend. A man who tweeted a photo that is said to have revealed the identity of James Bulger killer Jon Venables has been jailed for nine months. Aged 10, Venables and Thompson murdered two-year-old James Bulger in February 1993 after abducting him from a shopping centre in Liverpool and leading him to a railway track 2.5miles away. On November 24, 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were found guilty of the abduction and murder of James Bulger, making them the youngest convicted killers in modern British history. And he denied it. November 24: Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, now both aged 11, are convicted of James Bulger's murder following a 17-day trial at Preston Crown Court. The twisted child killer,. @38peter3838 . Each alias is said to cost the taxpayer 250,000. An Irish winner has scooped the top prize of 500,000 in EuroMillions Plus draw. Venables was given a SECOND new identity following his release from prison in 2013. James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 - 12 February 1993) was a boy from Kirkby, Merseyside, England, who was murdered on 12 February 1993, at the age of two. But soon he began bombarding her with text messages. 7. He will remain on a life licence, so could be recalled to prison at any time, and his name will be added to the Sex Offenders' Register. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. The public remains unaware of both offences until 2010.