Tag: ‘tortured
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A KILLER whose gang murdered a teenage girl while singing “burn, baby burn” could walk free after being granted a parole hearing.
Glyn Powell, 58, was convicted with three others for burning 16-year-old Suzanne Capper alive in Greater Manchester in 1992.
Suzanne Capper was brutally murdered in 1992[/caption]
A spokesman from the Parole Board said a hearing is expected to take place around April 2023, reports the Mail.
After a thorough analysis of the crime, the culprit’s subsequent behaviour, and the effect of the murder on the victim’s family, a decision will be made.
Suzanne was lured to Jean Powell’s house in Moston on December 7, 1992.
There, Jean’s estranged husband and Anthony Dudson forced her down, shaved her head and eyebrows and forced her to clean up and throw away the mess.
The next day, Suzanne was taken to the nearby house of Bernadette McNeilly, another individual she considered a friend.
It was later revealed during the trial that she had been savagely beaten, tortured and tied to a bed over the course of a week.
Before torturing Suzanne, McNeilly would utter the chilling phrase “Chucky’s coming to play”, referencing the 1988 film Child’s Play about a serial killer who transfers his soul into an evil doll.
In the early hours of December 14, 1992, Suzanne was driven 15 miles to an isolated lane on the outskirts of Stockport in Greater Manchester.
She was pushed down, doused with petrol and set alight by killers including Glyn Poweell as McNeilly chanted “Burn baby burn! Burn baby burn!” from The Trammps song Disco Inferno.
She suffered 80 per cent burns and died from her injuries in hospital on December 18, 1992 – but managed to name her killers before losing consciousness.
Glyn Powell, who was 29 at the time of the murder, Jean Powell (now Gillespie), then 26, Bernadette McNeilly, 24, and Anthony Dudson, 17, were all found guilty of murder.
Gillespie, McNeilly, and Powell were sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years.
Dudson was given a minimum term of 18 years – later reduced to 16.
Clifford Pook, Jean’s brother, and Jeffrey Leigh pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and were given 15 and 12-year sentences respectively.
McNeilly’s sentence was reduced by one year in 2013. Leigh’s sentence was reduced from 12 to nine years in November 1994.
McNeilly was paroled in 2015 after having her 25-year sentence cut by one year. Dudson was released in 2013. In 2017 Jean Gillespie, formerly Powell, was released.
A spokesman for the Parole Board said: “We can confirm the parole review of Glyn Powell has been referred to the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice and is following standard processes.
“Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
“A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
“Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing.
“It is standard for the prisoner and witnesses to be questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more. Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”
The upturned bed where Suzanne Capper was held captive and tortured[/caption]
Bernadette McNeilly was paroled in 2015 after having her 25-year sentence cut by one year[/caption]
Jeffrey Leigh was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for his role, but was released after serving five[/caption]
John Capper, step-father of Suzanne, leaving Manchester Crown Court after the sentences were passed[/caption]
One killer would recite samples from 1980s slasher film Child’s Play as Suzanne was being tortured[/caption]
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Tony Hudgell who was tortured so badly by his own mum he lost his legs begs ‘when will they grow back’
TONY Hudgell was tortured so badly by his own mum that he lost his legs – now the eight-year-old is asking “when will they grow back?”
Tony was just six weeks old when his birth mother Jody Simpson and her boyfriend Anthony Smith horrifically abused him.
Tony Hudgell often asks when his legs – which he lost after being horrifically assaulted – will grow back[/caption]
Tony’s life-long injuries were a result of abuse by Anthony Smith and Jody Simpson – his birth mum and her boyfriend[/caption]
The tot was left with numerous life-threatening and life-changing limb fractures, multiple organ failure and sepsis.
Tony, now aged eight, was forced to have his legs amputated at the knee but has found happiness with adopted parents Paula and Mark Hudgell.
In recent days Paula, 54, called for a national register for child abusers.
The mum made the plea as while Simpson and Smith were caged for ten years in 2018, she said Tony fears the day they’re released.
She told The Mirror: “He is very angry with them and angry they could be allowed out of prison.
“He is quite scared and anxious. The abuse he suffered hurts him every day.
“He has often asked: ‘When will my legs grow back?’”
Paula added: “I hope the panel will listen to every word I have to say. They have no right to complain if their release is denied.”
Simpson and Smith were due to be automatically released on licence halfway through their sentences in summer this year.
But Justice Secretary Dominic Raab stepped in at the last minute to block their release using new powers concerning dangerous offenders.
However Simpson has now taken the case to the High Court where lawyers will argue the eleventh-hour move by Mr Raab was unlawful.
It means she and Smith could be freed in January within 48 hours if she wins the challenge.
Little Tony was subjected to a string of “spiteful, vigorous assaults” in the 41 days after he was born.
The baby was then left to suffer with multiple injuries for ten days after cruel Simpson and Smith refused to get help.
When he was eventually taken to hospital, medics found he had suffered broken fingers and toes, as well as torn ligaments.
Tony also had multiple organ failure, septicaemia, toxic shock syndrome and fractures to both thighs, lower legs, ankles, toes and thumbs.
The baby was placed on life support due to a mass in his brain and his legs were amputated due to damage caused by Simpson and Smith swinging him around so violently.
Tony’s devastating injuries means he would have special needs for life, needing prosthetic legs, and leaving him partially deaf.
He has lived with Paula and Mark since he was four months old and has since raised more than £1,7million for the Evelina hospital where his life was saved.
The incredible youngster also helped increase maximum jail terms for those who cause or allow physical harm to a child from 10 years to 14 years thanks to the introduction of Tony’s Law.
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