Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson appears at public parole hearing

When asked if he wished to give evidence at the hearing, the 70-year-old said: “Oh yes, certainly.”

Court artist sketch of Charles Bronson, appearing via video link, during his public parole hearing at the Royal Courts Of Justice, London (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has appeared at a public parole hearing as he makes his latest bid to be freed from jail.

The Parole Board review of one of the UK’s longest-serving prisoners to decide whether he should remain behind bars began on Monday morning, making him the second inmate in UK legal history to have his case heard in public.