The decision was made following a two-day hearing Killer Jon Venables has had his parole bid rejected, meaning he will not walk free from prison. Venables was just 10-years-old when he and Robert Thompson, also 10, tortured and killed two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. Both were handed life sentences for the killing but were released […]

2 years ago

Venables is one of the youngest convicted murderers in British history James Bulger’s murderer, Jon Venables, could walk free from prison within a matter of weeks as he seeks a parole hearing to secure his release. Venables, now 40, and Robert Thompson were both just 10-years-old when they kidnapped, tortured and killed two-year-old James Bulger […]

3 years ago

She has been given an eight-month suspended sentence Actress Tina Malone has received an eight-month suspended sentence for attempting to reveal the new identity of Jon Venables. Venables, along with Robert Thompson, was found guilty of the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, then aged just ten – making them the youngest convicted murderers in […]

7 years ago

The identity of Jon Venables will not be made public The father of James Bulger has lost a court case to have the identity of Jon Venables made public. Bulger was murdered as a toddler in 1993 by Venables, who has lived in anonymity since his release from a life-sentence prison term in 2001. He […]

7 years ago

She claims she didn’t realise she was doing anything illegal. Shameless actress Tina Malone could be handed a prison sentence after sharing an alleged image of Jon Venables, who murdered James Bulger in 1993 with his schoolfriend Robert Thompson. The killers were ten years old at the time and became the youngest convicted murderers in […]

8 years ago

Some details of the case have been confirmed. Jon Venables was questioned by police in relation to a public order offence in 2001, just days after he was released for killing James Bulger, documents obtained by The Sun appear to confirm. The quizzing by officers came whilst he was under police protection costing taxpayers £23,000 […]

8 years ago