Bulger murderer loses parole bid

THE killer of English toddler James Bulger has lost his bid to be released on parole, the victim’s mother said.

Jon Venables, one of two boys who abducted the two-year-old from a shopping centre in Bootle in February 1993, was jailed for two years last July after pleading guilty to downloading and distributing indecent images of children.

The Parole Board has been considering the case for his release, but James’s mother, Denise Fergus, wrote on Twitter: “good news all just heard venables is NOT getting released xxx”.