Three months later, police cautioned him for possessing cocaine, and a requirement was added to his licence ordering him to address his alcohol and drug problems, the court was told. Then in 2007, he started drinking heavily and taking drugs, including cocaine and the recently-banned substance mephedrone. Bulger's family, along with many others, complained, and the game was subsequently withdrawn by its UK distributor, GSP. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Parents of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson talk about their sons, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. "[65] This was supported by the fabrication of passports, national insurance numbers, qualification certificates, and medical records. During the trial, the full horror of James' death emerged. Jon had a reputation for violence at school, often against younger children. [89] The sentence was reduced to 2+12 years on appeal. Thompson and Venables grew up in circumstances which had both striking similarities and profound differences. [4] Laurence Lee, who was the solicitor of Venables during the trial, later said that Thompson was one of the most frightening children he had seen, and compared him to the Pied Piper. Wed Feb 7 2018 - 12:23. They took on new identities, tried to create new lives. Parents are invariably ordinary people with problems of their own. Jon's parents said they talked to their son about James after he was arrested, but had to stop. In 2018, the tranquillity of the Isle of Bute was rocked by an extremely barbaric murder, the after-effects of which still reverberate today. He is far from it. Jon Venables was just 10 years old when he and friend Robert Thompson murdered toddler James Bulger. Venables served seven years of a life sentence for the 1993 murder before he was freed in June 2001, aged 18. He was given a new name, a job and a flat on his release to try to ensure his security and give him an "ordinary" life. [52] During the police investigation, it emerged that Child's Play 3 was one of the films that Venables' father had rented in the months prior to the killing, but it was not established that Venables had ever watched it. Thompson and Venables moved away from Liverpool after their sons' convictions eight years ago. Left on her own, Thompson sought consolation in drink and was often to be found in the bar in Higson's Top House rather than looking after the children in her chaotic home. A woman walks past the Beatles statue in the snow at Pier Head in Liverpool as the Met Office has issued an amber warning for strong winds bringing blizzard conditions and up to 40cm of snow in some areas. It was difficult not to note Ann's sparse attendance in Preston crown court, as her son barely comprehended what was going on around him. Some of the images involved children as young as two years old and some showed the rape of young girls. Video, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry, Met Gala 2023: Stars celebrate Karl Lagerfeld, HSBC says 1 bank buyout boosted profit by $1.5bn, Yellen warns US could run out of cash in a month, Shooting suspect was deported four times - US media, Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israel prison. fun to be with". Both had blood on their shoes; the blood on Thompson's shoe was matched to Bulger's through DNA tests. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte V. and Reg. [127] On 5 January 2018, Venables was charged with unspecified offences relating to indecent images of children. The court dismissed their claim that the trial was inhuman and degrading treatment but upheld their claim they were denied a fair trial by the nature of the court proceedings. [38], Thompson and Venables were considered by the court to be capable of "mischievous discretion", meaning an ability to act with criminal intent as they were mature enough to understand that they were doing something seriously wrong. It was not until February that it emerged Venables had been recalled to prison for breaching the conditions of his release. [126], On 23 November 2017, it was reported that Venables had again been recalled to prison for possession of child sexual abuse imagery. Turns out that Jon Venables has been living 20 miles away from me in Warrington under the name Paul Jon Williams. The judge revealed that Venables had been living in Cheshire at the time of the offences, and that the case was dealt with by Cheshire police and Cheshire probation service. Jon Venables was just 10 years old when he and friend Robert Thompson murdered toddler James Bulger. That much is clear. In 2008, a new probation officer said that he spent "a great deal of leisure time" playing video games and on the Internet.

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