Child killer Jon Venables, who notoriously tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool in 1993, has had his bid for parole rejected by the Parole Board. The decision, which was announced on Wednesday, highlights ongoing concerns regarding public safety.

The Parole Board, in its statement, emphasized that Venables’ release would not be safe for public protection due to “outstanding levels of risk.” Now 41 years old, Venables committed the heinous crime alongside Robert Thompson when both were merely 10 years old.

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