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Robert Thompson was jailed alongside Jon Venables for the callous murder of toddler James Bulger and since his release from a young offenders institution, it seems he has kept under the radar with his new identity

Venables, 41, was freed in 2001 from a life sentence for killing James Bulger, two, but was recalled to jail in 2010 and 2017 after being found with child abuse imagery

At the age of 10, Jon Venables snatched and murdered toddler James Bulger alongside pal Robert Thompson - and despite being released from prison, has been put behind bars again after being caught with sickening child abuse images

Denise Fergus is pleading for the board to “keep Venables away from other kids like James” calling the killer a monster ahead of his two-day hearing

James Bulger's mother and father, Denise Fergus and Ralph Bulger, cannot read out statements, explaining why they think Jon Venables should stay behind bars - but he'll be able to speak

The mother of murdered James Bulger spoke after it was revealed killer Venables' legal team feared an open session would cause him 'emotional stress' as he bids for freedom again

Today the Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales, Caroline Corby, said the panel had to respect a long-standing legal order that bans the public identification of Jon Venables

Three decades after the tragic murder of her son, James Bulger, Denise Fergus and husband Stuart mark 25 years together by renewing their wedding vows, surrounded by love

The England and Liverpool football heroes appear to sing on a track about murder recorded by a gun thug in his prison cell but in fact they have been victims of digital editing

James Bulger was two years old when he was snatched from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993. The abductors – Jon Venables and his friend Robert Thompson, then murdered him

Denise Fergus, the mother of James Bulger, is convinced the twisted killer remains a danger to the public and should not be freed at his parole hearing in November

As we approach the 30th anniversary of James Bulger trial’s start on November 1, 1993, the Mirror’s former chief feature writer Anton Antonowicz recalls that chilling day when Jon Venables and Robert Thompson became the youngest in Britain to be tried for murder

A new Channel 5 documentary, James Bulger: The Trial, is re-examining the trial of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were convicted of killing toddler James Bulger

Denise Fergus only attended one day of the trial of her son's killers as she was pregnant - now she is finally able to start processing the full facts as new TV documentary airs

Jon Venables, who brutally murdered toddler James in 1993, faces a crucial hearing 'within weeks', which would see him back on the streets if parole is granted

Venables, 40, has been granted a new parole hearing, and it has been claimed he has been working on his presentation to the Parole Board, leaving James' family anxious

James Bulger killer Jon Venables is reportedly hoping to be freed from prison and is working on a presentation to the parole panel after being officially granted a new hearing

The terrible abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool 30 years ago shocked the nation – and his mother Denise must be spared any further agony

The clips are part of a disturbing series of videos showing fake versions of missing or murdered children, including Madeleine McCann, Baby P and Rhys Jones

The country was left shocked after Jon Venables and Robert Thompson kidnapped little James Bulger and tortured and killed him in Bootle, Merseyside in 1993

Suzanne, just 16 at the time, was tortured and beaten to death in a sickening crime that shocked the nation - with a 22-day trial in 1993 reducing a jury to tears before four people were convicted of. murder

An investigation is underway after police a man named as career criminal James Riley died in police custody in Liverpool. A police watchdog is now investigating after the death of Mr Riley, known for finding the body of James Bulger in 1993

The parole system is to be overhauled under a new Victims and Prisoners Bill that is to be introduced today. Ministers will be given new powers to block the release of dangerous criminals including murderers, rapists and terrorists.

Denise Fergus was deflated when informed of a parole hearing for Jon Venables, who murdered her son James. Now she is urging officials to keep him locked up forever

On the 30th anniversary of the murder of two-year-old James Bulger today, justice secretary Dominic Raab has reportedly told the family that Jon Venables doesn't deserve to ever be released