Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger, has been jailed for 40 months for possessing more than a thousand indecent images of children and a “disgusting and sickening” child abuse manual.

Jon Venables, one of two primary school pupils convicted over the abduction and murder of toddler James Bulger 30 years ago, is taking part in a parole hearing that could grant him his freedom ...

Jon Venables has repeatedly offended since he was convicted in 1993 of the horrific murder of toddler James Bulger in Bootle, Merseyside. As well as the brutal killing carried out alongside Robert ...

O n this day, Feb. 12, in 1993, 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson lured 2-year-old James Bulger from his mother at a shopping mall near Liverpool, England, then beat him to death ...

Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were both 10 years old when they snatched toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, tortured him and left his mutilated body on a train track ...

James was two when murdered by Venables and Robert Thompson, both 10, in Bootle, Merseyside. The pair were ordered to be detained ­indefinitely in November 1993.

No date has been set for the 29-year-old Venables' release but a Ministry of Justice spokesman said it would likely occur within less than a week, once appropriate accommodation has been found.

The High Court injunction granted to protect the anonymity of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson will not be enforceable outside of UK jurisdiction, despite having a worldwide remit.

Jon Venables, one of two primary school pupils convicted over the abduction and murder of toddler James Bulger 30 years ago, is taking part in a parole hearing that could grant him his freedom.