{"id":1577,"date":"2026-01-16T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:41:27","slug":"i-will-fight-him-until-my-last-breath-james-bulgers-dad-speaks-out-as-m0nster-jon-venables-makes-freedom-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/?p=1577","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI WILL FIGHT HIM UNTIL MY LAST BREATH\u201d \u2014 JAMES BULGER\u2019S DAD SPEAKS OUT AS \u2018M0NSTER\u2019 JON VENABLES MAKES FREEDOM BID"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ralph Bulger has begged prison officials to keep Jon Venables locked up(Image: Ken McKay\/ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/cite><\/p>\n

James Bulger\u2019s dad has vowed to fight \u201cmonster\u201d\u00a0Jon Venables as the man who killed his son launches a new bid for freedom, joining his ex-wife in the battle to prevent him gaining parole.<\/p>\n

Venables, now 43, tortured and killed Bulger aged just 10 after he and accomplice\u00a0Robert Thompson kidnapped the two-year-old from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, Merseyside. The 1993 kidnapping saw Venables and Thompson locked up in juvenile detention for indefinite sentences and later transferred to adult prisons, where they have spent the last two decades.<\/p>\n

Venables has been in and out of prison, but stands to gain his freedom following an impending\u00a0Parole Board\u00a0hearing, which Ralph Bulger is viciously opposing.<\/p>\n

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Jon Venables has been granted a parole meeting(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0The Sun, Mr Bulger said he, like his ex-wife Denise Fergus, would be attending the parole hearing \u2013 which is due to take place at an undisclosed date this year \u2013 so he could hear the convicted murderer speak. The defiant dad said he would \u201cstand at the hearing for my son James\u201d, adding: \u201cFor my enduring love for him, for justice for him and in defiance of Jon Venables.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I won\u2019t be in the same room as him. I know I won\u2019t be able to see him. But I will hear him and, more importantly, he will hear me \u2013 and the devastating impact and pain he has caused to me and my family for 33 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the dad is preparing to meet his son\u2019s murderer head on, seeing Venables come before the Parole Board has dredged up \u201cexcruciating\u201d old wounds. He said every one of Venables\u2019 bids for freedom have compounded the \u201cagony\u201d of young James\u2019 death, especially since they tend to land around the devastating anniversary.<\/p>\n

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James Bulger was killed in 1993(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cTo compound the agony, every time Venables bids for freedom, it\u2019s always around the time of James\u2019s anniversary. It feels like a huge kick in the guts. I\u2019ve had sleepless nights for months now waiting to hear if he will go before the parole board.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again the decision lands just as we are facing the dreaded day James was stolen from us. It feels like I can\u2019t breathe some days. I won\u2019t rest until I know this monster isn\u2019t getting out any time soon. I can\u2019t bear the thought he will gain his freedom and hurt another child like my beautiful James.\u201d<\/p>\n

Venables has been paroled multiple times since his incarceraction in 1993, and notably been called back multiple times for possessing child pornography.<\/p>\n

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James was lured away by the evil 10 years olds before they killed him(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n

His latest parole attempt was denied in 2023 after the board decided he would pose a danger to children should he be released into the public. The panel found: \u201cAfter considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and on licence, and the evidence presented in the dossier, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision added: \u201cIt noted the risks as set out above, doubted Mr Venables\u2019 ability to be open and honest with professionals, and concluded that there remained a need for him to address outstanding levels of risk, and to develop his relationship with his probation officer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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