September 29, 2020 Jon Venables is denied parole and told he will remain in prison for at least another two years before he can apply for parole again.

How old is Jon Venables now?

How old is he? Jon Venables, now 39, is protected by lifelong anonymity. He served eight years in juvenile detention for the murder of James Bulger and was freed on licence in 2001.

When were Jon Venables and Robert Thompson released?

Venables and Robert Thompson were 10 when they killed the two-year-old in 1993, having snatched him from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside. The killers were jailed for life but released on licence with new identities in 2001.