Family of stabbing sufferer ‘indignant’ over authorities plan to launch some prisoners early

A authorities plan to alleviate overcrowding by releasing prisoners who’ve served 40% of their sentence has been criticised by strain teams and the kin of victims.

Rob Freckleton, whose son Oliver was fatally stabbed at a home occasion in Burton-upon-Trent in 2021, says he’s "angry" in regards to the proposals as they focus extra on the emotions of the criminals than these of the victims.

One individual was convicted of Oliver’s homicide – and three have been convicted of manslaughter – however lower than three years after the 19-year-old’s demise, certainly one of his killers has already been launched from jail.

Sky’s communities correspondent Becky Johnson studies.

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