Killers who fail to share location of victims may still be freed despite Helen's Law
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mirror.co.ukKillers who refuse to reveal where they hid their victim’s body could still be freed from jail despite Helen’s Law coming into force next year.
Parole Board chief Martin Jones warned that the legislation is far from a “no body, no parole” mandate. Though failure to co-operate is likely to extend custody initially, the Parole Board must still release prisoners if it is decided they are no longer a risk to the public, Mr Jones said.
He added: “It’s described as ‘no body, no parole’ – that’s not what this legislation does, at all. “It requires the Parole Board to take it into account before we make a decision but, ultimately, if someone is no longer a risk, we must release them.” The Mirror has campaigned for the law change, named after Helen
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