Vigilantes could murder Venables, says judge
Baroness Butler-Sloss backs refusal by Jack Straw to reveal more details of allegations against Bulger killer
Jon Venables could be murdered by vengeful vigilantes if his new identity is revealed, the judge who granted his anonymity warned last night.
Baroness Butler-Sloss spoke out after Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, defended the need for secrecy over the reasons that James Bulger's killer has been ordered back into custody.
As the president of the High Court's family division, Lady Butler-Sloss approved the decision to give Venables a fresh identity upon his release nine years ago. Speaking in the Lords, she stressed "the enormous importance of protecting his anonymity now and if he is released because those who wanted to kill him in 2001 are likely to be out there now".
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