In a recent development, the government has intervened to block the automatic release of Robert Brown, a former British Airways captain who killed his wife, Joanna Simpson, with a claw hammer back in October 2010. Simpson, aged 46 at the time, was brutally bludgeoned to death by Brown in their Ascot, Berkshire home.
Brown, who had been convicted of manslaughter, was set to be freed in November after serving half of his 26-year prison sentence. However, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has taken action, referring the case to the Parole Board under public protection powers.
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