James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest parole hearing in private

The Parole Board has determined that the latest parole hearing for Jon Venables, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will be conducted in private. This decision comes despite a desperate plea from the victim's mother, who had requested that the proceedings be made public. Consequently, Venables will not face a public parole hearing, as the board maintains the privacy of the current bid regarding his potential release from custody.