Mother of James Bulger in 'disbelief' as son's killer Jon Venables is freed
THE mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has spoken of her disbelief after his killer Jon Venables was freed from jail today.
Venables was sent back to prison in 2010 after he admitted downloading and distributing images of child pornography.
Denise Fergus, mother to two-year-old James who was killed by Venables and Robert Thompson in 1993, has attended a parole hearing for Venables earlier this year.
Mrs Fergus and James's father Ralph Bulger had pushed for Venables to remain in prison, but sources claim the decision has gone against the victim's parents.
Speaking on her Twitter page, Mrs Fergus said: "Just don't believe what I've got 2 go through. AGAIN."
She later added: "Venables is getting released."
Venables is getting released
A Parole Board spokesman said they could not comment on individual cases but they did reveal a decision had been made.
They said: "We've had confirmation that all parties have been told and we can confirm that it was a release decision. He will be released."
Venables will be freed the year of the 20th anniversary of James's murder.
The two-year-old was abducted from a Liverpool shopping centre before the ten-year-olds proceeded to torture and kill the toddler.
The child killers were jailed for life but released on licence with new identities in 2001.
Robin Makin, solicitor for Mr Bulger, said: "Ralph Bulger and the paternal family of James Bulger are disappointed and dismayed to have been advised that the Parole Board have decide to release Jon Venables back into society.
"In 2011 the Parole Board determined that it was 'not safe' for Jon Venables to be released. It is not known what has changed. No reasons for the decision have been given.
"For Ralph and his family the living nightmare continues and is exacerbated by the problems now created by the reckless decision to free Jon Venables without any publicly disclosed safeguards.
"Jon Venables is a sex offender who has murdered once and made it clear when posing as the mother of a child that an 'ultimate thrill' for him was the sexual abuse of a child.
"The authorities have already experimented with Jon Venables living a lie and it did not work."
Mr Makin said it was not known if authorities would seek to give Venables another new identity, but if they did at the expense of the taxpayer then it would be an "unprecedented and unjustifiable risk".