James Bulger killers sentenced

Title

James Bulger killers sentenced

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:04

Description

Interview on the reaction of toddler James Bulger’s parents to the sentencing of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson to only 8 years for the murder of James. Says they are appealing to Home Secretary Michael Howard to increase the sentence, overruling the judge. Female interviewer and male interviewee not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Homicide; Children (age group); Imprisonment; Sentencing; Youth detention centres; Michael Howard; James Bulger

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