A police custody shot of a young Jon Venables, wearing a dark jumper, after his arrest. He is standing in front of a height chart showing he stands just over 4ft 6in tall.Image source, Merseyside Police
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Jon Venables has been jailed twice since he was released for the 1993 murder of James Bulger

  • Published9 November 2026, 14:21 GMT
Updated 18 minutes ago

Child killer Jon Venables will remain behind bars after he told a Parole Board panel that he should stay in prison.

Venables tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993 after he and Robert Thompson, both then aged 10, snatched him from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside.

He told parole staff dealing with his latest review, which took place in private, that he was not seeking release.