Double child killer Colin Pitchfork is set to be freed from prison after the Parole Board rejected challenge from the Ministry of Justice against its ruling. 'As made clear in the reconsideration decision, release was supported by all of the Secretary of State's witnesses during Mr Pitchfork's review.' The result of the latest legal review, carried out by senior Parole Board judge His Honour Michael Topolski QC, was made public this morning. The statement from the Parole Board added: 'We welcome this crucial safeguard in the system which allows an avenue for people to scrutinise our decisions.' Once the MoJ's application was received, the board decided whether its original decision to release Pitchfork should be formally reconsidered.

Source: Daily Mail July 13, 2021 10:20 UTC