The parents of a teenager killed after being pushed down the stairs by an abusive boyfriend have slammed a decision to release him from prison.
Carly Fairhurst was just 19 when she was attacked by Darren Pilkington during a late night row at their home in Higher Ince, Wigan.
She was left with fatal injuries for 12 hours before he called an ambulance. Carly never regained consciousness and died a week later.
Fairhurst, 41, was jailed for manslaughter in 2006. It was his second manslaughter conviction, having previously been caged for killing Paul Akister in 2000, the Mirror reports. READ MORE: Teenage boy dies after falling into river while canoeing Career criminal Pilkington has spent 18 years in and out of high security jails for failing to abide by strict release conditions.
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