Parole judges have been given new guidance on how to handle cases involving ‘no body’ killers following the introduction of Helen’s Law.
The new legislation came into force in January following years of campaigning by Helen’s mum Marie McCourt, 77. This has prompted the Parole Board to change “long-established” advice to judges on murder and manslaughter cases where the victims’ body is missing.
Helen’s Law is set to be tested for the first time later this month when Glyn Razzell, 60, who killed wife Linda in 2002, makes a bid for freedom.
Marie, whose daughter’s killer Ian Simms was granted parole last year, hopes parole judges will question Razzell closely on where he has hidden his wife’s body. What is your view?
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