Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe detective who caught double child killer Colin Pitchfork has blasted the decision to recommend him for release, saying the paedophile should never be freed. Pitchfork, 61, who raped and murdered 15-year olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, is set to be freed in the coming months. Less than three years later, baker Pitchfork struck again, in nearby Enderby, with a "brutal sexual attack" on Dawn in which she was repeatedly hit in the face. Baker asked Sir Alec to test samples from Lynda and Dawn's bodies to see if another suspect was responsible. (Image: PA)Mr Baker said: “The test showed he wasn't the killer and that the same man was responsible for both murders.

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2021 19:35 UTC