James Bulger killer Jon Venables to remain in prison
He told the panel he needed further work to address his offending
One of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger will remain in prison after telling a Parole Board panel he was not seeking release.
Jon Venables accepted he needed further work to address his offending in custody during his latest review, which took place in private.
A summary of the panel’s findings, published on Monday, said: ‘At the outset of the hearing, Mr Venables submitted an opening statement to the effect that he accepted the need to undertake further offending work in custody and so was not seeking release.’
The panel considered evidence from prison and community probation officers, three psychologists and a psychiatrist.
All but one recommended he should remain in prison.
Venables and Robert Thompson were both 10 when they abducted James from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, before torturing and murdering him in 1993.
Venables was released on licence in July 2001 but recalled to prison in February 2010 after indecent images of children were found on his computer.
He was released again in August 2013 and recalled in November 2017 for the same offence.
Parole judges considered his case again in September 2020.