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Podcast: The Story
Episode: What happened to the boy who killed James Bulger
Description: Jon Venables was ten years old when he and another boy tortured and killed two year old James Bulger. Heβs now been refused parole on his imprisonment for a separate charge. So how did he end up here? Did he get a fair trial in the first place? And are we getting it right when it comes to our treatment of children who kill?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Β Guest: David James Smith, Sunday Tim...