‘Essex Boys’ killer can be freed from jail – Parole Board

Jack Whomes, then 44, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in February 2006 (Johnny Green/PA)

One of the men convicted of the “Essex Boys” gangland murders can be freed from prison, the UK Parole Board has said.

Jack Whomes was jailed for life in 1998 alongside Michael Steele for the murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate, and Craig Rolfe.