Killer of schoolgirl Sarah 'will die in jail'

ROY WHITING, the killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne, has been caged for at least 50 years, it was confirmed yesterday.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
James Lyons

British Home Secretary David Blunkett has ruled he must serve half a century before being eligible for

parole. The decision effectively means Whiting, 43, will die in jail.

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CourtsCrimePlace: Littlehampton, West SussexPlace: Kingston Gorse, West SussexPlace: ThorotonPerson: SarahPerson: Roy WhitingPerson: Sarah PaynePerson: David BlunkettPerson: WhitingPerson: SaraPerson: BlunkettPerson: Michael HowardPerson: HowardPerson: Lord FalconerOrganisation: British GovernmentOrganisation: WhitingOrganisation: LordsOrganisation: European Convention of Human Rights
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