Jon Venables

[Lychee]

The 27-year-old was returned to prison on Tuesday, nine years after he was released on licence with a new identity after serving eight years for the murder of the toddler on Merseyside in 1993.

 

Ministers have not said exactly why he was returned to jail, but reports have claimed he has enjoyed nights out in Liverpool under his new identity.

 

Mr Straw said the recall to custody involved some "extremely serious allegations" as he prepared to meet the dead boy's mother, Denise Fergus.

 

Venables and Thompson were aged 10 when they abducted James from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseryside and killed him on a railway line, on February 13, 1993. They became Britain's youngest murderers.

 

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice, Mr Straw said: "I was unable to give further details of the reasons for Jon Venables' return to custody, because it was not in the public interest to do so.

 

"Our motivation throughout has been solely to ensure that some extremely serious allegations are properly investigated and that justice is done."

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7383903/James-Bulger-killer-Jon-Venables-accused-of-ser ious-sex-offence.html

 

 

What’s your take on it, do you think Jon Venables new identity and alleged offence should be publicized?

[Paragon]

I've been following this case over R4 lately but not for the last 2 days.

 

Has the media said what Venables did this time?

 

Apparently the other conspirator has been, erm, socially 'rehabilitated'.

 

Should people show compassion towards 'rehabilitated' criminals, even after paying their dues to society or is a criminal - who has committed a heinous crime such as this - always a criminal, forever unforgiven?

 

Is there ever such a thing as redemption at all?