{"id":26268,"date":"2023-10-12T03:13:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=26268"},"modified":"2023-10-12T03:13:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:13:14","slug":"joanna-simpson-government-blocks-wife-killers-automatic-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/10\/12\/joanna-simpson-government-blocks-wife-killers-automatic-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanna Simpson: Government blocks wife killer’s automatic release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man who killed his wife with a claw hammer has had his automatic release from prison blocked by the government.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Joanna Simpson, 46, was bludgeoned to death by Robert Brown in Ascot, Berkshire, in October 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former British Airways captain, who was convicted of manslaughter, was due to be freed in November after serving half of his 26-year jail sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said he had referred the case to the Parole Board under public protection powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She was buried by Robert Brown in a pre-dug grave in Windsor Great Park<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Brown killed the millionairess at her home within earshot of their two children, then aged nine and 10, a court previously heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He buried her body in a pre-dug grave in Windsor Great Park before confessing to police the following day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former pilot, now aged 59, was found not guilty of murder after a jury was told the couple’s bitter divorce proceedings had put him under great stress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was sentenced to 24 years for manslaughter and a further two years for an offence of obstructing a coroner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Robert Brown was jailed for 26 years for Joanna Simpson’s manslaughter (Image: Thames Valley Police)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Ms Simpson’s family met Justice Secretary Alex Chalk and his predecessor Dominic Raab in an attempt to stall Brown’s release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Chalk said: “Joanna Simpson was bludgeoned and buried at the hands of Robert Brown, which left two children without a mother and caused irreparable harm to her family and loved ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I made a commitment to Joanna’s family that I would give this case my closest personal attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Having reviewed all the information available to me, I have blocked Brown’s automatic release and referred this case to the Parole Board using powers we introduced to protect the public from the most dangerous offenders.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Simpson’s mother Diana Parkes said: “We hope that the Parole Board will appreciate how dangerous Robert Brown is and we fear for the safety of our family, Jo’s friends and any female he may form a relationship with in the future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The government said the Parole Board would consider the case “in due course”.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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