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James Bulger's dad erupts in fury after son's killer dodges parole hearing

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Jon Venables did not attend the private hearing to protect his mental health.
Jon Venables did not attend the private hearing to protect his mental health.

THE dad of murdered tot James Bulger slammed the “twisted” move to allow his son’s killer to miss his own parole hearing.

Jon Venables did not listen to victim impact statements — including Ralph Bulger’s — at the private hearing in a move to protect his mental health.

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James Bulger killer Jon Venables missed his own parole hearing to protect his mental healthCredit: PA:Press Association
Jon Venables did not listen to victim impact statements — including Ralph Bulger’s
Jon Venables did not listen to victim impact statements — including Ralph Bulger’sCredit: Rex

Ralph, 57, said: “How can these people even consider releasing Venables from jail if he isn’t made to face up to the reality of the vile crimes he has committed?

"How can they not insist he hears what I have to say?

“It’s part of my healing that I get to tell him the way it has affected me and my family.

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"It’s just so twisted that we are the ones hurting for the rest of our lives, but he is the one who continues to be protected.”

Venables, 41, and Robert Thompson were both ten when they killed James, two, in Liverpool in 1993.

They were jailed but released with new identities in 2001.

Venables was recalled in 2010 for hoarding child abuse images and, in 2017, for possessing a “paedophile manual”.

Michael Hamilton

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