'A perversion of justice': Decision to release Greater Manchester's worst rapist given 13 life sentences is slammed by politicians and public - NealkeelingMEN reports
A veteran MP has slammed the decsion to release a notorious serial rapist who was given 13 life sentences as a "perversion of justice." As revealed in the Manchester Evening News, Andrew Barlow, formerly Andrew Longmire, has already spent time out of prison as he prepares for full release next month.
News of his impending release has triggered a furious response from the public and politicians. Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton, described the decison by the Parole Board as "a perversion of justice". "I am old enough to remember the abolition of the death penalty. One of the conditions of that was that a life sentence would mean life. Any sensible person would think that he would be a risk. When you look at the number and nature of the offences he has committed this decision by the Parole Board to release him is a perversion of justice."
"I call on the Parole Board in the public interest to make this clearer as such reasons I believe are fundamental in the public assessing the risks associated in this matter." "He will be on the strictest licence conditions when he is released but even so it is not enough to keep tabs on his whereabouts all of the time. This is an extremely worrying to release him back into society. He hasn’t committed a one off isolated offence he has a multitude of horrific attacks to his name. I am quite certain he will be waiting in baited breath to do it again. Prison won’t be a deterrent he’s done so much time already," said one reader.
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