Colin Pitchfork: Ministry of Justice to challenge Parole Board decision allowing release of child killer

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The Ministry of Justice will challenge the Parole Board decision allowing the release of Colin Pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s

An MoJ spokesperson said:"Our heartfelt sympathies remain with the families of Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.Mr Buckland will ask the Parole Board to reconsider under the provisions of the"reconsideration mechanism".

Pitchfork, now in his early 60s, became the first man convicted of murder on the basis of DNA evidence. Pitchfork pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, two of rape, two of indecent assault and a further one of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.A document outlining the Parole Board's decision said:"After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was satisfied that Mr Pitchfork was suitable for release.

 

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People like him should never be freed, this is why we need capital punishment back

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Should be a crime to be called pitchfork ffs

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